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ENDSARS Panel orders Osun Police to release corpse
ENDSARS Panel of Inquiry orders Osun Police to release corpse of man killed in 2017 … As deceased’s family demands N50m compensation By Ekene Agbor, Osogbo Osun Judicial Panel of Inquiry on Police Brutality, Human Rights Violations and Related Extra Judicial Killings on Friday ordered the Police in the state to immediately and unconditionally release […]
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I’ve been carrying bullet in my spinal cord since 2017 after Police shot me, killed my brother, Petitioner tells Osun panel
I’ve been carrying bullet in my spinal cord since 2017 after Police shot me, killed my brother, Petitioner tells Osun panel …I want corpse of my husband killed by police released — wife By Ekene Agbor, Osogbo A petitioner, Mr. Teslim Ibitoye, has narrated to the Osun Judicial Panel of Inquiry on Police Brutality, Human Rights […]
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#OccupyLekki: We can only stop protest on one condition – Aisha Yesufu
#OccupyLekki: We can only stop protest on one condition – Aisha Yesufu By Ekene Agbor A Nigerian Socio- Political Activist, Aisha Yesufu has said the only condition for Nigerian youths to end the current #EndSARS protest is for the Federal Government to listen and meet their demands. Yesufu, a leading voice in the EndSARS movement […]
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JUST IN: Police brutalise, arrest protesters at Lekki Tollgate
JUST IN: Nigeria Police brutalise, arrest protesters at Lekki Tollgate By Ekene Agbor Some Nigerian youths who had gathered at Lekki Tollgate on Saturday to protest against the reopening of the epicenter of the EndSARS protest (#OccupyLekkiTollGate) have been brutalised. The protesters had stormed the Tollgate on Saturday morning to resume their protest but the […]
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EndSARS: Police warn against protest in Osun, say ‘gathering of any sort unlawful’
EndSARS: Police warn against protest in Osun, say ‘gathering of any sort unlawful’ By Ekene Agbor, Osogbo The Osun State Police Command has warned against any form of gathering in the state. Specifically, the Police asked those planning to resume the #EndSARS protest slated for Saturday to desist from carrying out the demonstration. According to […]
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Nigeria’s economic conditions have deteriorated since End SARS crisis – IMF
Nigeria’s economic conditions have deteriorated since End SARS crisis – IMF Ekene Agbor The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says the socio-economic conditions in Nigeria have worsened. In the 2020 Article IV on Nigeria released on Monday, IMF recalled the End SARS mass protests against police brutality. “Social discontent has widened since the beginning […]
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How I became ugly, disfigured by policeman’s gunshots at checkpoint – Petitioner
How I became ugly, disfigured by policeman’s gunshots at checkpoint – Petitioner By Ekene Agbor, Osogbo A petitioner, Mr. Amos Adeyemi, on Thursday narrated how his mouth was brutalised on the 22nd June, 2003 by some policemen at an illegal checkpoint. Adeyemi said that he had remained disfigured and ugly since the illegal attack. […]
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Osun Judicial Panel summons 4 police officers over alleged extortion, failure to release corpse
Osun Judicial Panel summons 4 police officers over alleged extortion, failure to release corpse By Ekene Agbor, Osogbo Osun Judicial Panel sitting in Osogbo has summoned four Police officers namely: Inspector Muyiwa, Supretendent Omoyale, Joshua Atunise and John Omoronike (CP) to appear before it. Chairman of the Panel, retired Justice Akin Oladimeji issued the summon […]
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How Police demanded N1.5m for settlement, forced me to sell my sister’s land, Petitioner tells Osun Panel
How Police demanded N1.5m for settlement, forced me to sell my sister’s land, Petitioner tells Osun Panel By Ekene Agbor, Osogbo A petitioner, Alhaji Adanku Oyinlola, the Baale of Olobedu community of Ota Efun area, Osogbo, Osun state on Thursday explained to Judicial Panel of Inquiry on police brutality, human rights violations and related extra-judicial […]
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Police are cog in Nigeria’s wheel of progress – Osun Judicial Panel of Inquiry
Police are cog in Nigeria’s wheel of progress – Osun Judicial Panel of Inquiry By Ekene Agbor, Osogbo The Osun Judicial Panel of Inquiry on Police Brutality, Human Rights Violations and Related Extra Judicial Killings on Friday said that evidence brought before it by petitioners since it was constituted had shown that the Nigeria Police Force […]
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