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Mr Jacob Pwakim has advised Nigerians protesting against the existence of the Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS), a unit of the Nigerian Police Force, to be civil and peaceful in their protests. Pwakim, who is […]

Bonaventure Mokweh, a hotelier, has narrated his torture experience at a detention facility of the special anti-robbery squad (SARS), Awkuzu, Anambra state. In a Facebook post on Wednesday, Mokweh accused James Nwafor, former commander of […]

A retired Commissioner of Police, Fulani Kwajafa, has expressed regrets for establishing the Special Anti-Robbery Squad of the Nigeria Police Force. The excesses of the unit notorious for human rights violation has sparked protests across […]

Femi Falana, human rights lawyer, says police brutality cannot be addressed by renaming the special anti-robbery squad (SARS). Adamu Mohammed, the inspector-general of police (IGP), had announced the disbandment of SARS following nationwide protests against […]

The federal capital territory administration (FCTA) has banned street protests and any form of public demonstration in the nation’s capital. This coming in the wake of protests across the country, including in the capital city, […]

President Muhammadu Buhari and the Inspector General of Police Mohammed Adamu have been sued over the attacks on peaceful protesters against police brutality and corruption. The suit by Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) followed […]

General Overseer, Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, Pastor Enoch Adeboye has broken his silence on the ongoing #EndSARS protests across the nation. Adeboye said the RCCG identified with Nigerians presently protesting against police brutality […]

The presidential panel on the reform of the special anti-robbery squad (SARS) has accepted the five-point demand of the #EndSARS protesters, Femi Adesina, presidential spokesman, has said in a press statement. Over the past few […]

Former president Goodluck Jonathan says no life needs to be lost during peaceful protests in Nigeria. Speaking on the #EndSARS protest via his Twitter account, Jonathan said the protests seek to advance Nigeria as a […]

What started as a gathering in some parts of the country has crippled economic activities in major cities. From Ogbomosho in Oyo to Surulere in Lagos to the nation’s capital and parts of many other […]

The Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has directed the Police to release all those arrested during the #EndSARS protests. To that end, the Police had released the following individuals: Nkemakolam Okpara Felicia, female; Nduka […]

Police outfit destroys trader’s leg, causes her to walk on crutches She hit her leg against patrol van – PPRO While the dust raised by the evil deeds of some men of the Special Anti-Robbery […]

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday night sent a directive to the police authorities to sanction officers found stepping out of bounds. Buhari spoke as violence erupted in Abuja and Osogbo on the second day of […]

Obafemi Hamzat, deputy governor of Lagos state, says he suffered harassment from special anti- robbery squad (SARS) officers four years ago. Speaking while addressing #EndSARS protesters at Alausa, Ikeja, on Friday, Hamzat narrated how SARS […]

Labour’s push for the reversal of hike in electricity tariffs may have hit the brickwall. This is because of the high cost of gas – the critical component used by the Generating Companies (GenCos) to […]