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Takeaways from Sanwo-Olu’s interview with Arise TV

Daily Dispatch October 22, 2020

Governor Sanwo-Olu reached out to Mr. President to report the shooting at Lekki and got a call from the Chief of Defence Staff as a result of the call. LCC has confirmed that the CCTVs removed were infrared car scanners. Not surveillance cameras. Evidence from the surveillance cameras will aid

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End SARS: Details of Buhari’s security meeting emerges

Daily Dispatch October 22, 2020

The National Security Adviser (NSA) to the President, retired Maj.-Gen. Babagana Monguno has said President Muhammadu Buhari will announce a critical solution to the End SARS protest in a couple of hours. Monguno, who made this known at the end of the fourth National Security Council meeting, presided by the president in Abuja on Thursday […]

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Cyberattack hits Lagos State Government

Daily Dispatch October 22, 2020

A cyberattack credited to a group of hackers Anonymous has hit the website of the Lagos State Government. “Lagos State threatened to kill an Anon,” the group said in a tweet. “Their website is currently offline.” Checks by The Guardian showed that the state government website – Lagosstate.gov.ng was inaccessible for over two hours on […]

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Lekki shootings: CCTV footage available, says Sanwo-Olu

Daily Dispatch October 22, 2020

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has said that security cameras captured the shootings of #EndSARS protesters at the Lekki toll gate. He said the footage would be submitted to the judicial panel on police brutality, extra-judicial killings, and extortion. The governor said this during a live programme on ARISE TV on Thursday. He said this when asked […]

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Lekki Toll Gate Killings: Masterminds Risk Trial At ICC – Ekwerenmadu

Daily Dispatch October 21, 2020

The former President of the Senate, Ike Ekwerenmadu, has said that those responsible for Tuesday’s alleged killing of unarmed protesters at the Lekki Toll Gate in Lagos, risks trial at the International Criminal Court. Ekwerenmadu said this in a statement made available to newsmen and signed by his media adviser, Uche Anichukwu. The lawmaker also […]

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#EndSARS: Ugwuanyi imposes 24-hour curfew on three Enugu LGs

Daily Dispatch October 21, 2020

The Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi led Enugu State Government has imposed a 24-hour Curfew in Enugu East, Enugu North and Enugu South Local Government Areas, effective from 7pm today, Wednesday, October 21, 2020, untill further notice. Recall that there has been reports of widespread violence in some areas following the fallout of the #EndSARS protests. Details […]