Sahara Reporters Latest News Today Wednesday 21st October 2020
Sahara Reporters Latest News Today and headlines on some of the happenings and news trend in the Country, today 21/10/20
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#ENDSARS: Despite Video Evidence, Nigerian Army Denies Shooting Peaceful Protesters
Despite video and pictorial evidence, the Nigerian Army has denied opening fire and killing peaceful #ENDSARS protesters at Lekki, Lagos.
The army said this while reacting to a report by SaharaReporters that soldiers shot peaceful demonstators.
“No soldiers were at the scene,” the Nigerian Army said via its official Twitter handle.
Over 10 people have been reportedly killed while many had been left with gunshot injuries after soldiers launched the deadly attack on Tuesday night to disperse the youth.
Video recorded by protesters showed army shooting at those demonstrating.
Here’s the clearest view I’ve seen thus far of some of the gunfire at Lekki Toll gate.In this footage, men in camo uniform fire their weapons at: 6.435886, 3.447423, 15m from the East side of the toll gate.Some of the #EndPoliceBrutalityinNigera protestors had sat down. pic.twitter.com/Vq9iKyAVqt— Bertram Hill (@bertram_hill1) October 20, 2020
A clearer video of the massacre💔💔This is how they murdered our brothers and sisters!!! We will not let this slide!! We are angry!!! #genocide #BuhariResignNow #Lekki#EndSARS pic.twitter.com/OugePDLRxf— Favour Patrick🔱🔱 (@thefavourpatrik) October 20, 2020
The soldiers also blocked an ambulance from moving in to attend to gunshot victims.
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#ENDSARS: Victims Of Gunshot By Soldiers Being Treated At Lagos Hospitals
Some victims of gunshot by soldiers have been evacuated and being treated at hospitals on Lagos Island.
The victims are being treated at Reddington and Lagoon hospitals.
Take every injured person to Reddington Hospital Lekki VI for free treatmentGuys let’s retweet aggressively#EndSARS #NigeriaIsBleeding#basedonwhat #EndBadGoveranceInNigeria #EndPoliceBrutalityinNigeraNOW #Prayfornigeria #Genocide DJ Switch pic.twitter.com/8XZV6gbHPo— Franki (@franki_chima) October 20, 2020
Some of the leaders of the protest directed that victims should be taken to the hospitals for treatment as the health facilities had expressed readiness to treat all victims.
SaharaReporters had reported that the army prevented ambulances from accessing the scene to evacuate those injured to the hospital after opening fire on them.
While over 10 persons have been reported dead, more than 20 have been left injured.
The Nigerian Army are also seizing corpses of protesters killed by security operatives at the Lekki Toll Gate area of Lagos on Tuesday night.
The army was drafted in to violently disperse the protesters after the Lagos State Government announced an indefinite 24-hour curfew.
The state government has also confirmed the killings of protesters by the military.
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Thugs Set Three Banks Ablaze In Lekki
Three banks have been set ablaze in Admiralty Way, Lekki, Lagos State, by armed thugs.
The affected banks are Polaris, Guaranty Trust Bank and Access Bank, the Punch reports.
Shopping malls, businesses and shops are also being looted by thugs in the area.
The incident happened on Tuesday night following shootings by security agents at #EndSARS protesters demonstrating against police brutality at the Lekki Toll Gate area.
At least nine persons have been reportedly killed by Nigerian military personnel during the peaceful exercise at the Lekki Toll Gate on Tuesday.
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BREAKING: Hillary Clinton Asks Buhari, Nigerian Army To Stop Killing #EndSARS Protesters
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Hillary Clinton, former First Lady of the United States of America, has asked President Muhammadu Buhari and the Nigerian Army to stop killing those protesting against police brutality in Nigeria.
In a post on Twitter on Tuesday, Mrs Clinton said, “I’m calling on @mbuhari and the @hqnigerianarmy to stop killing young #EndSARS protesters. #StopNigeriaGovernment.”
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I’m calling on @mbuhari and the @hqnigerianarmy to stop killing young #EndSARS protesters. #StopNigeriaGovernment— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) October 20, 2020
An unconfirmed number of persons have been reportedly killed after security operatives opened fire on peaceful #ENDSARS protesters at the Lekki Toll Gate area of Lagos on Tuesday night.
Scenes of protesters removing a bullet from victims were broadcast in a live video on Instagram by DJ Switch, a popular disc jockey.
Gunfire and sirens could be heard in videos filmed near the toll gate.
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Nigerians Attack Governor Sanwo-Olu For Allowing Army, Police Shoot At Peaceful Protesters
Nigerians on Twitter are currently attacking Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, over the killings of unconfirmed number of protesters by security operatives at the Lekki Toll Gate area of the city.
The armed security personnel were drafted to the area by the government to dislodge peaceful #EndSARS demonstrators demanding an end to police brutality and state repression.
Earlier on Tuesday, the governor had imposed an indefinite round the clock curfew in a desperate move to get protesters out of the streets.
Despite the threat by security operatives, protesters insisted on continuing their peaceful protest at Lekki Toll Gate.
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It was gathered that before the shooting started, some government officials uninstalled the Closed Circuit Television cameras in the area.
The electricity at the protest area was also disconnected to prevent demonstrators from filming the attack.
“Sanwo-Olu, you will cry. You will weep. You will suffer. I don’t know how. I don’t know when,” a Twitter user wrote.
Another Twitter user, @DrOlufunmilayo wrote “The Nigerian Army was ordered to go to Lagos. The state governor switched off lights and took down CCTV. Young people unarmed were sitting on the floor singing the national anthem. Soldiers shot and killed them. Tonight, our flag is soaked in blood by Buhari and Sanwo-Olu.”
@adesinaadesola8 said, “The order of killing an unarmed democratic peaceful protester is from Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu himself. What is the investigation that he wants to carry out? He has killed more than forty people at Lekki Toll Gate this night with the instruction given to soldiers.”
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Impeach Buhari Now, US Associate Professor, Kperogi, Tells National Assembly
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Farooq Kperogi, an Associate Professor of Journalism in the United States, has asked the National Assembly to impeach President Muhammadu Buhari.
In a tweet on Tuesday, Kperogi alleged that Buhari was suffering from dementia, which had cost him the mental presence to govern the country.
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He said, “I’d called on the National Assembly to impeach and remove Buhari because his dementia has caused him to lose the mental presence to govern. Amid the conflagration that has enveloped Nigeria, he’s been absent. His minders won’t allow him to talk unmediated because his sick and vacant mind would become apparent.” I’d called on the N/A to impeach & remove Buhari bcs his dementia has caused him to lose d mental presence to govern. Amid d conflagration that has enveloped Nigeria, he’s been absent. His minders won’t allow him to talk unmediated bcs his sick & vacant mind would become apparent— Farooq Kperogi, Ph.D (@farooqkperogi) October 20, 2020
There have been protests nationwide against the brutality of the Special Anti-robbery Squad of the police in Nigeria.
The President is yet to address Nigerians more than one week after the agitations began.
On Tuesday, security operatives opened fire on protesters at the Lekki Toll Gate area of Lagos, killing an unconfirmed number of persons.
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#ENDSARS: Lagos Government Confirms Killing Of Protesters In Lekki
The Lagos State Government has confirmed the killing of peaceful #ENDSARS protesters in the Lekki area of the city.
SaharaReporters had reported that not less than nine persons have been killed with many left injured when the Nigerian Army opened fire on peaceful protesters.
The army, after killing the protesters, carried their corpses away to cover up the act.
Confirming the killing of protesters in Lagos, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu through the state’s Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso, promised an investigation into the incident.
“There have been reports of shooting at the Lekki Toll Plaza, following the 24-hour curfew imposed on Lagos State to stop criminals who hid under the #EndSARS protests to unleash mayhem on innocent citizens.
“The state government has ordered an investigation into the incident. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has advised the security agents not to arrest anyone on account of the curfew, which he urges residents to observe for the peaceful atmosphere we all cherish.
“He advises Lagosians to remain calm and not allow criminals, who have hijacked the noble protest of our gallant youths, to succeed in their evil plan of turning our dear state upside down.
“The governor will do everything within his power to ensure that the lives of all Lagosians are protected at all times,” Omotoso said.
Recall that Sanwo-Olu had announced a 24-hour indefinite curfew in the state to curb the ongoing protest in the state.
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BREAKING: Lekki-Ikoyi Link Bridge Toll Gate On Fire
The toll gate of the bridge that connects Lekki to the Ikoyi axis of Lagos is currently on Fire.
The bridge has been the alternative route for residents since #EndSARS protests went full-blown in the Lekki Toll Gate area.
Video clips seen by SaharaReporters on Tuesday showed all cubicles of the link bridge toll gate burning.
FLASH: Fire Erupts At Lekki Toll Gate#EndSARS #LekkitollgateMassacreFOLLOW LIVE UPDATE: pic.twitter.com/U5zdIXb83t— Sahara Reporters (@SaharaReporters) October 20, 2020
The fire outbreak was recorded hours after soldiers opened fire on peaceful #ENDSARS protesters at the Lekki Toll Gate.
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It was gathered that before the shooting started, some government officials uninstalled the Closed Circuit Television cameras in the area.
The electricity at the protest area was also disconnected to prevent demonstrators from filming the attack.
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UPDATE: Three Persons Killed In Ibadan As Thugs Hijack Peaceful #ENDSARS Protest
Three persons have been confirmed dead as police and thugs clashed during the #ENDSARS protest in Oyo State on Tuesday.
Trouble started after the police opened fire on hundreds of youth during the demonstration.
A youth was shot dead while an angry mob attacked the policemen, who caused the incident, an eyewitness told SaharaReporters.
“Two policemen were killed by the angry residents, especially bus drivers at Ojo.
“They also burnt a police station and other officers had to run away because the people were angry,” the eyewitness said.
Vehicles belonging to the police were also burnt.
The Oyo State Police Command confirmed the killing of two of its officers in the attack.
Spokesperson for the command, Olugbenga Fadeyi, confirmed the situation, saying, “Some of the protesters have ulterior motives and capitalize on the opportunity of protests to carry out their evil intentions leading to sordid activities of bandits/hardened criminals carrying out coordinated attacks on law abiding Police officers/innocent citizens and sending them to their early graves.”
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We Died As Patriots By Boladale Adekoya
Boladale Adekoya
Dear beloved,
If you are reading this, then the ultimate has happened. We have laid down our lives for the cleansing of the land we call home, upon the ground we were birthed and one whose prosperity clenches the vein of our heart.
Our death was never planned, all we wanted was the chance to stay alive. Forget what some may say about us. They may call us anarchists or revolutionists.
Be careful of history classes for those who record us as insurgents and mob were weaklings and betrayers who lay in bed with politicians and power holders when the throats of their brethren and kinsmen were slitted by police officers and agents of the regime.
Boladale Adekoya
You see the sanity you enjoy today: the constant electricity, water, good roads, proper education, people-oriented government, accountable police system and booming economy? We died for those!
While some stood silent for fear of losing their access to power, when some took decisions via the prism of partisanship, when some allowed religion and ethnicity to becloud their demand for a better life for this country, we stood firm amid raining bullets and teargas while hot water cannon descend on us and batons dot our behinds.
We were never violent. We stood for decades as government and politicians deny us our basic rights and amenities. At every turn they take away all that we laboured for, we did nothing. They pushed us to the wall and we broke it to create a path. They stole our treasury and live in affluence and pride while we toil day and night to make ends meet.
When we got tired, we took to churches and mosques praying for a miracle. We did nothing.
Our children became beggars and life became unbearable. Our doctors left the country in droves and the little that stayed were told to become farmers when we complained. Our teachers lived in penury and our economy they cornered for friends and cronies.
But in the midst of all these, we sought for a way out. We lost our pride and did menial jobs. We slept day and night cursing providence for making this nation our lot. Those who could afford it sold properties and vacated the country, the rest of us? We stayed, fasting and praying, hoping for a miracle.
Comedy and humour became our coping mechanism. When they flog us and make life unbearable we make comedy skits and drawings to cool our souls. While many die, we laugh at our own misery.
This country you see today became a wild west then, it was all man for himself. It wasn’t a life we were proud of but we lived to survive. And like the resilient people the world know us to be, we survived indeed.
Everything, we created for ourselves. The government did nothing for us but we still pay taxes.
But like every human, there is limit to endurance. There is a breaking point and while we hide it for decades, the government found it.
The police who were meant to protect us became armed robbers. They accost us on the road and demand for our phones, they take us to cash points and collect our hard-earned money. They look us dead in the eye and tell us to make a transfer to them or they will shoot and nothing will happen.
Indeed, many they killed and nothing happened. They end the lives of many at the slightest argument and maim others just because they could. They separate husbands from wives and slaughter. They take away children from mothers and torture to death. We screamed but no one heard us.
So we had enough. We took to the streets to demand an end to the brutality and killings but instead of doing anything, our government descended on us. They opened fire and killed many.
We were peaceful but they framed us for crimes so they could stop us from speaking.
We asked for nothing special. We didn’t demand for accounts of the billions they were stealing, we didn’t ask them to do right by us and give us meaningful country. We only asked for the right to live.
Beloved, today we have lost many comrades, tomorrow, we may lose many more. Our lives we have concluded to give to this country so that yours could have any meaning.
As they shoot and bury our bodies in unmarked graves. As bullets we pay for pierce through our bodies and skulls, remember our pains.
With my last breath, I write this. I hope our sacrifice bring the desired change. If it does, please cherish this and honour our memories but if they won and the battle rages on, rise and fight the evils so your generation doesn’t fail like ours.
Take up the flag of this glorious nation and wave it in hope. Spread our ashes on the Atlantic and let our soul rest.
We died as patriots beloved, never forget that!
Boladale tweets via @BoladaleAdekoya
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