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We are constrained in issuing this public statement at this time to set the records straight. Before now, we have restrained ourselves from speaking out for several reasons. Among other reasons, this is because we’re a quiet and dignified family that seeks to avoid publicity as much as possible and do not believe in litigating matters in the court of public opinion and not given to hugging the klieg-lights of media. However, after a lot of reflection and deliberation, we have decided that it is important we now break our silence. We have taken this decision because we realize that the consequences of misinformation, especially in this social media era of alternative reality, can be grave, as a lie told repeatedly may begin to appear as the “truth”. We have taken this decision because it is clear to us that Helen Prest/Helen Davies (parading herself under the name of “Mrs. Helen Prest- Ajayi”) continues to seek to perpetuate a lie/fraud on the public by exploiting our predisposi...

Minister of Defence, Bashir Magashi The Minister of Defence, Bashir Magashi, has said that the security agencies can use force when required to deal with protesters. “We can use minimum force, commensurate with what is seen on the ground,” he said. Minister of Defence, Bashir Magashi Nigerian Army Magashi slammed the peaceful protesters, saying the military and the government would not allow another round of protests to happen, because of the “unpatriotic elements” infiltrating the protesters.   According to TheCable, the defence minister stated these on Saturday in reaction to the #OccupyLekkiTollGate protest. At the Saturday morning rally, more than 30 protesters, including Debo Adebayo, a Nigerian comedian, better known as Mr Macaroni, were arrested by security operatives. The protesters have, however, been arraigned before a mobile court in Lagos, and granted bail. Speaking on Saturday after participating in the All Progressives Congress’s revalidation exerc...

Popular comedian and activist, Debo Adebayo, also known as Mr Macaroni, and 39 other arrested #OccupyLekki protesters, have been granted bail, according to the Lagos State Police Command. The Police spokesman, CSP Muyiwa Adejobi, made this known in a statement on Saturday evening. He said, “The command has arrested forty (40) suspects at Lekki Toll Gate plaza, Lagos State, on Saturday, February 13 2021, for conspiracy, conduct likely to cause a breach of peace and violation of COVID-19 protocols. “The suspects had gathered at the Lekki Toll Gate plaza creating tension and behaving in such a manner that could cause a breach of public peace without due regard for COVID-19 protocols major of which are the use of nose masks and social distancing. “The command has arraigned the suspects today to the mobile court at Panti, Yaba accordingly but were however granted bail by the court. They will appear in court on the next date of adjournment, March 2 2021, with the certificate of CO...

A comedian,  Debo Adebayo, also known as Mr Macaroni, has been arraigned before a mobile court, The PUNCH has learnt. A spokesman for the Lagos State Police Command, Muyiwa Adejobi, disclosed this on Saturday evening. “He (Mr Macaroni) and others have been arraigned before a mobile court. I will release a statement on it shortly,” he said in a phone interview. On Saturday, Mr Macaroni was arrested for protesting at the Lekki toll gate where he demanded that justice be served to the victims of the October 20, 2020, #EndSARS protest at the toll plaza. See Also #EndSARS #OccupyLekki: Mr Macaroni, Other Protesters Arraigned 0 Comments 2 Hours Ago He and 30 other #OccupyLekkiTollgate campaigners were arrested and detained by the Lagos State Police Command’s operatives. Many civil rights organisations, including Amnesty International, have demanded Mr Macaroni’s release and the other detained protesters. See Also #EndSARS #OccupyLekkiTollGate Protest Live Updates...

File photo No fewer than four people were reportedly killed in Shasha area of the Akinyele Local Government Area of Oyo State on Saturday, despite the market’s closure. Shasha market is one of the major hubs of farm produce from the north in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. File photo It was gathered that the crisis broke out when a Hausa man reportedly beat up a pregnant woman who accused her of littering the frontal part of her shop, while the deceased man, a cobbler popularly called Adex intervened but met his untimely death as the Hausa man allegedly hit him with a magic charm. According to eyewitnesses, Adex slumped immediately and started foaming in the mouth before he was rushed to a nearby hospital where he died. SaharaReporters gathered on Saturday that four people were killed while more houses were set ablaze.  Yoruba people in the area told SaharaReporters that Soldiers from Odogbo Barracks, who were deployed to maintain law and order, were allegedly supervisi...

Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa (SAN), on Saturday, called for the unconditional release of all protesters arrested at the Lekki Toll Gate in Lagos State, saying it is hard for him to continue to sit at the panel on EndSARS.  The senior advocated said he was “saddened and devastated” by the dehumanization of the protesters.  Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa Adegboruwa, who is also a member of the Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry probing the alleged killing of #EndSARS protesters by soldiers at the Lekki toll gate, said he could not continue to sit at any panel when fresh assaults are being perpetrated with impunity.  He stated these in a statement on Saturday.  He said, “I have been monitoring events at the Lekki Toll Gate since morning, and I am overwhelmed with the images, videos and sundry evidence of police brutality of armless civilians, who ventured to protest at the Toll Gate. In one particular video, I saw citizens of...

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, on Saturday, called for the release of all protesters who were harassed and arrested by the police during the peaceful protest at the Lekki Tollgate in Lagos State.  SERAP added that it would pursue legal actions if the arrested protesters are not immediately and unconditionally released. In a series of tweets, SERAP said, “We urge Nigerian authorities and the Nigeria Police Force to immediately and unconditionally release #EndSARS protesters detained merely for peacefully exercising their human rights. Authorities should also cease harassing people peacefully exercising their human rights. “The United Nations and concerned governments should press the Nigerian authorities to end the crackdown on peaceful protesters, and unconditionally release those arbitrarily detained.  “We’ll pursue appropriate legal actions if the #EndSARS protesters arbitrarily arrested simply for peacefully exercising their human rights ar...

Police officers from the Adeniji Adele division on the Lagos Island are presently torturing the #OccupyLekkiTollgate protesters who were harassed and arrested in the early hours of Saturday. SaharaReporters learnt that the protesters in detention and being tortured include; Kehinde Ogunbayo, Jeffrey Olonta, Kehinde Aghedo Stephen, Juwon Sanyaolu, Ayoyinka Oni, and Damilare Adenola Michael. “I just confirmed from my sources at Adeniji Adele Police Station that arrested protesters and activists are currently being severely tortured by officers of the Nigeria Police @PoliceNG. They’ve also seized their phones. We need quick intervention,” a source said. The police in Lagos State earlier also arrested activist and comedian, Debo Adebayo, also known as Mr Macaroni, and other protesters at the ongoing #OccupyLekkiTollGate protest on Saturday. Some of the protesters were nabbed on Saturday, attacked and harassed by the policemen. The protesters were arrested around 7:50 am, Sahara...

Some protesters on Saturday defied the presence of police officers at the Lekki toll gate in Lagos to pour out their grievances against bad governance in Nigeria. The protesters, who demanded justice for those killed by soldiers at the plaza on October 20, 2020, were later arrested by the police.  They express their dissatisfaction with the Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry’s decision which allows the Lekki Concession Company to reopen the tollgate on Saturday. “What do we want? Justice, what do we want? Justice, justice, justice,” the protesters chorused. Last week, some citizens on social media called for a demonstration after the Lagos State government’s panel to probe police brutality, and human rights abuses gave the LCC the approval to reopen the tollgate. But Hakeem Odumosu, the state Commissioner of Police, had warned against the protest, vowing to deal with anyone caught involving in such demonstration. #PHOTONEWS : Protesters Defy Police Presence, Resu...

Nigerian Comedian and activist, Debo Adebayo, known as Mr Macaroni, has slammed the Nigerian government over the arrest of #OccupyLekkiTollgate protesters, including himself. Macaroni confirmed on his Instagram live session that he was whisked away in a black maria before the police seized phones. The police deployed its operatives to the toll gate on Friday in an apparent show of force. In the early hours of Saturday, the police pounced on peaceful protesters and locked them in a black maria. Macaroni said the decision to reopen the toll gate is the height of disrespect to those who lost their lives. See Also #EndSARS Police Arrest Comedian MrMacaroni, Others Over #OccupyLekkiTollGate Protest 0 Comments 4 Hours Ago He said, “In a circular, the attorney general stated that everyone has a right to protest but observe COVID-19 protocols. “You are saying it’s our right but you’re restricting us. You’ll be arrested if you’re at the toll gate. I’m doing this live to...

IPOB Leader, Nnamdi Kanu The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has advised the Western Nigeria Security Network, codenamed Amotekun, to use sophisticated weapons in their battle against killer Fulani herdsmen. Kanu said this on Friday while reacting to Governor of Bauchi, Bala Mohammed’s comments that herdsmen carry AK-47 against cattle rustlers for self-defence. IPOB Leader, Nnamdi Kanu Mohammed had said, “Because the Fulani man is practising the tradition of pastoralism, he has been exposed to the vagaries of the forest, cattle rustlers who carry guns, kill him and take away his commonwealth, which is the cows. “He has no option than to carry AK47 because the society and the government are not protecting him, what is his fault; it’s the fault of the government and the people. You don’t criminalise all of them, because, in every tribe, there are criminals.” Kanu, on his official Twitter handle, wrote, “Amotekun has been politicised. What a shame! How ...

File photo used to illustrate story. The President-General of Agbekoya Farmers Association, Chief Kamorudeen Okikiola, has said that herdsmen have attacked and killed no fewer than 4000 farmers in various towns and communities of the South-West since 2015. The farmers’ association chief added that herdsmen could perpetrate crime in the South-West because of the backing from godfathers, who purchase arms and ammunition. Miyetti Allah group Okikiola, in an interview with Vanguard, noted that President Muhammadu Buhari’s government had also failed to “arrest the godfathers who are financially responsible for the purchase of ammunition and weapons for herdsmen.” He said, “Some factors, events and incidents informed my remarks, especially the spate of kidnappings and killings of farmers and innocent Yoruba sons and daughters by Fulani criminal herdsmen and bandits. “Over 4,000 farmers and innocent citizens have been killed in the South-West since 2015, without any arrest and pro...