LAGOS OCTOBER 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A judicial panel in Nigeria’s biggest city Lagos on Tuesday began an inquiry into the shooting of peaceful protesters last week and broader police brutality that had sparked demonstrations and unrest. Africa’s most populous nation has been rocked by violence since demonstrators were gunned down in the economic hub on October…
LAGOS OCTOBER 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered a probe into the shootings of #EndSARS protesters at the Lekki toll gate. The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, said this during an interview on Arise Television on Friday. Many people were injured when soldiers opened live ammunition on the #EndSARS protesters Tuesday night….
LAGOS OCTOBER 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Ikeja under the bridge boiled on Friday as police engaged hoodlums in heavy gun-battle. The fallout of the #EndSARS protest has continued to lead to wanton violence and looting across different parts of Lagos State. The hoodlums who came out in large number on Friday morning took over the road leading to…
LAGOS OCTOBER 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerian Defence Headquarters’ Director of Information, Maj. Gen. John Eneche has addressed a press conference on the Lekki Toll Gate shooting which many said was perpetrated by soldiers. Commenting on report of soldiers shooting the protesters, he described it as mere allegations as some military analysts had dismissed as untrue. Eneche who…