Aftermaths Of #EndSARS Protest: De – Vanguard Calls For Rebuilding

Wale Jagun A development and political platform based in Igbogbo in Igbogbo/Bayeku Local Council Development Area of Ikorodu Division, Lagos, Southwest, Nigeria, De – Vanguard, has called on the youths to embrace rebuilding after the unfortunate developments of the past few days that has thrown Lagos into turmoil.  The group, while making the appeal in a statement, described the use of excessive force  in dispersing peaceful protesters at the Lekki Toll Gate Plaza on Tuesday, October 20, 2020, as one of the darkest days in the history of the country,…

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Lagos Youths Saddened Over Destruction In Lagos, Oba’s Palace

Mariam Akinloye More groups and individuals have continued to express their condemnation over the burning of public and private properties in the state since Tuesday, October 20, 2020. One of such groups is King Kosoko Youth Forum (KKYF), which has strongly condemned the vandalisation and destruction by hoodlums across the state, especially the attack on the palace of Oba of Lagos. In a statement signed by the Secretary of the King Kosoko Youth Forum, Engr. Kabir Kolawole Kosoko, the group described the attack on the palace as a sacrilegious act.…

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We Did Not Order Lekki Shootings – Sanwo – Olu

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has maintained that his government didn’t order the shooting of young protesters at the Lekki Toll Plaza. Sanwo – Olu who spoke in an interview on Arise TV was reacting to the excessive use of force by some military personnel on the #EndSARS protesters in Lagos on Tuesday. While stating that about 11 of the youths were severely injured, Lagos Governor emphasized that no protester died in the incident. He added that he and other state functionaries had gone round private and public health…

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