#EndSARS: Send SARS to Sambisa forest to fight Boko Haram – Atedo Peterside (Vanguard) Chief Atedo Peterside has taken to Twitter to react to the news about the dissolution of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad, FSARS and the other SARS…
*Gridlock as #EndSARS protesters block Lagos highway (Punch)*Lagos Assembly commences investigation into gas explosions (Nation)
Gridlock as #EndSARS protesters block Lagos highway (Punch) Many commuters were stranded around the Alausa and Berger areas in Lagos State as protesters blocked the Alausa section of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The PUNCH gathered that the protesters moved from the…
*FG to totally close section of Third Mainland Bridge from Friday (ChannelsTV)*#EndSARS protest takes off in Lagos (Nation)
FG to totally close section of Third Mainland Bridge from Friday (ChannelsTV) The federal government has announced its plan to completely close a section of Third Mainland Bridge for a period of two days, for repair works. This was announced…
Wizkid, presidential aide clash over EndSARS protest
The calls for the scrapping of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) unit of the Nigeria Police have resulted in a war of words between Afropop singer Wizkid and a presidential aide Lauretta Onochie. The clash began on Twitter at the…
Lagos CP to SARS: Do not detain any suspect in your cell
Lagos Police Commissioner Hakeem Odumosu has banned the command’s Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) unit from detaining suspects in their cells. He also directed they must only move out on information and must go straight to the venue where they must…
*7 years after, Lagos health facility still under construction (Guardian)*SARS men, Lagos traders clash over suspects arrest (Punch)
7 years after, Lagos health facility still under construction (Guardian) The building and the services it renders are in sharp contrast – The roof of the building is partially ruined, with the walls and the ground floor partly plastered; yet…
Nigeria bans SARS, others from routine patrols
The inspector general of police Mohammed Adamu Sunday banned the Special Anti-robbery Squad (SARS) and other units of the police from carrying out routine patrols in the country. “All FSARS, STS, IRT & other Tactical Police Squads operating at Federal,…
Family accuses FCT SARS of raping, killing daughter, petitions IG
The family of a 28-year-old graduate of the Institute of Management and Technology, Enugu, Ifeoma Abugu, has been thrown into mourning after she was allegedly sexually assaulted and killed by the personnel of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, Federal Capital Territory…
MKO Abiola’s children released after 13 days in detention
The two sons of late Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola, Kassim and Aliyu, who were arrested and detained over a robbery incident at the residence of the late politician in Ikeja, have been released. PremiumTimes on Tuesday night reported that their…
Abiola’s family appeals against negative media report on sons’ detention
The family of the late business mogul and presumed winner of June 12, 1993, presidential election, Chief Moshood Kashimawo Olawale (MKO) Abiola, has pleaded with the public, especially the media, to be wary and cautious of any publication regarding Abiola’s…
