Edo State Govt Imposes 24-hour Curfew after Hoodlums Freed Prisoners
After suspected hoodlums on Monday hijacked the #EndSARS protests in Benin City, Edo State capital and freed prisoners, the Edo State Government has imposed a 24-hour curfew across the state till further notice. The government in a statement obtained by…
Irrepressible: #EndSARS Helplines, Charging Ports Set Up as Army Denies Targeting Protesters
#EndSARS Helplines and charging ports, among others, have been set up by the EndSARS Movement to support protesters press home their demands, The Street Reporters Newspaper reports. This is even as Nigerian youths continued protesting Police brutality consistently despite threats…
Anambra Police SARS Atrocities: Setting The Records Straight (1)
By Intersociety & Emeka Umeagbalasi Anambra State has always been used as a case-study in recent years’ research reports on policing and military brutalities and corrupt practices in Nigeria or any part thereof particularly in the Southeast Region. This has been…
Delta Leaders Call for Calm As Unknown Assailants Storm Oleh, Ozoro Communities
Delta State council leaders have called for calm as reports that scores of Oleh and Ozoro communities indigenes have been killed in their bushes on Thursday by yet to be identified assailants while investigation is ongoing to unravel the attackers….
Gov. Ugwuanyi Addresses #EndSARS Protesters, Calls for a Minute Silence for Departed Souls
…Thanks #EndSARS Advocates for Peaceful Conduct Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State, on Friday, addressed youths of the state who visited him at the Government House, Enugu, to press further their demand for the #EndPoliceBrutality in Nigeria, lending his support…
Presbyterian Church Supports #EndSars Protesters, Wants Complete Police Reform
The Presbyterian Church of Nigeria is calling on the Federal Government to warn security agencies against deploying force to disperse the current peaceful protests against police brutality. The Church, in a statement by the Prelate, His Eminence Nzie Nsi Eke…
Minister Reveals Number of States Yet to Domesticate Child Rights Act Since 2003
The Minister of Women Affairs, Mrs Pauline Tallen, on Tuesday, said that out of the 36 states in the country, 11 states had yet to domesticate the Child Rights Act which was passed into law in 2003. She made this…
#SARSMustEnd Protests: Address Nigerians, Impending National Outrage Looming – CNPP Warns Buhari
Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to address the nation and calm nerves amidst the ongoing #SARSMustEnd protest spreading across the country, warning that an impending national outrage looms. The CNPP in a statement signed…
CAN Commends IGP For Dissolving SARS, Tasks FG on Bad Eggs, Total Reforms of Security Agencies
The leadership of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has commended President Muhammadu Buhari and the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, for disbanding of Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). CAN said it is aware of the circumstances that led to…
#ENDSARS: Presidential Panel on Police Reforms Approves 5-point Demand of Protesters
Following directives by President Muhammadu Buhari on dissolution of Special Anti-Robbery Squad and immediate response to yearnings of citizens, the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, convened a meeting with stakeholders, agreeing to meet demands, which include halting use of…
#ReformNigerianPolice: InterSociety Writes IGP, Details Way Out after SARS Disbandment
OPEN/PUBLIC INTEREST LETTER Mohammed Abubakar Adamu Inspector General of Police The Nigeria Police Force Headquarters Louis Edet House, Shehu Shagari Way Central Area, Abuja, FCT, Nigeria Communication Mode: Email & WhatsApp per DCP Frank Mba/IGP Adamu Abubakar Dear…