Police Brutality

Police Impunity: A More Violent Protest Brewing, Warns EndSARS Activists, Segun Awosanya

Femi Ashekun/ Human rights activist and EndSARS convener, Segun Awosanya, has advised police authorities to take urgent steps to address…

3 years ago

Video: 8 Police Officers Detained for Brutalising Harmless Man in Enugu

Matilda Omonaiye/ Police authorities have arrested a group of eight officers captured in viral video brutalising a helpless man at…

3 years ago

Video: Police Brutalulise Passerby for Protesting Harassment of Motorcyclist in Lagos

Matilda Omonaiye/ A viral video has shown two police officers brutalising a harmless passerby on a Lagos street. The incident…

4 years ago

#EndSARS Protesters Return to the Streets Nov 7

Matilda Omonaiye/ #EndSARS protests against police brutality and extortion, which was suspended about two weeks ago after it was hijacked…

4 years ago

Nigeria’s Useless Politicians are Trying to Crush #EndSARS … Africa’s Leaders are Silent

Karen Attiah (The Washington Post)/ The “giant of Africa” is trying to crush its people. Nigerians across all walks of…

4 years ago

#EndSARS: Feminist Coalition Suspends Funding of Street Protests, Stops Receiving Donation … Urges Protesters to Stay Home

Femi Ashekun/ Feminist Coalition, a not-for-profit organisation and one of the leading supporters of the #EndSARS campaign, has announced that…

4 years ago

FG Mandates Governors to Supervise SWAT as NEC Sets Up Judicial Panel of Inquiry …Pledges Compensation for Victims of Police Brutality

Malik Yahya/ State Governors have been mandated by the Federal Government to supervise the newly established police unit called Special…

4 years ago

#EndSARS: Police Unmask Suspected Killer Protester in Lagos, Arrest 4 Officers for Assault

Matilda Omonaiye/ A woman who allegedly drove a car that crushed two young men to death during the #EndSARS protest…

4 years ago

#EndSARS: Presidential Panel on Police Reforms Okays 5-point Demand of Protesting Youths

Press Release/ Following directives by President Muhammadu Buhari on dissolution of Special Anti-Robbery Squad and immediate response to yearnings of…

4 years ago

#EndSARS: Oyo Dep Gov Joins Protest, Says ‘I’ve Twice Been a Victim’

Ololade Adeyanju/ Oyo State deputy governor, Rauf Olaniyan, has expressed support for the ongoing protests against police brutality and extortion…

4 years ago