'I’m Not Dead' - EndSARS Protester Whose Photo Was Circulated As Dead
A Nigerian man has come to clear the air that he is not dead.
The man you can see in the pics Below has come out to say he didn’t die oo that he was just shooting a movie scene.
#Endsars #conspiracy
Lekki: I spoke truth to power before attack on TVC, says Afolabi-Brown
The host of breakfast programme, Your View, Morayo Afolabi-Brown, said she had a premonition that Wednesday’s programme would be her last at Television Continental.
Afolabi-Brown said in a Facebook post on Wednesday night that she was glad she spoke truth to power before hoodlums burnt down TVC office in the Ketu area of Lagos State this morning.
Afolabi-Brown was on air when the hoodlums besieged the station.
Narrating the event of the day, she wrote, “Many have asked this question today. The truth is, we understood our responsibility to our audience to speak.
“I told the ladies yesterday (Tuesday). I said, ‘Tomorrow’s show (today) is likely to be our last show for many reasons.’ I said, ‘We may be attacked or even fired but we must speak the truth to power.’
“I’m so glad I said these words because one of it actually happened.
“It will go down in history that when the chips were down, the ladies of YourView did not back down. We spoke up. I’m glad we did. God bless the new Nigeria of our dreams. #anewnigeria”
The TV presenter accompanied the post with a video showing her final moments on the programme on Wednesday morning when she questioned the attack by soldiers on Lekki #endsars protesters on Tuesday night.
She had said, “Good morning. Yesterday (Tuesday), Lagos was practically mourning the death of many.
“On our governor’s watch, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, armed men, soldiers shot at innocent protesters at Lekki.
“There were hotspots in Lagos, we had in Ajegunle, Orile Iganmu, Mushin where hoodlums took to the streets to destroy properties and attack others (but) the military did not go there. They went where peaceful protesters were sitting.
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“Nigerians have a lot of questions today. So many questions:
“How do we have military in our state and we have no control over them?
“Who ordered the alleged removal of CCTV cameras?
“Why was there a blackout yesterday?
“That’s our conversation today. We want answers. We know our leaders are watching today. Call in, speak truth to power,” she had urged her viewers.
Afolabi-Brown, who said the hoodlums entered in a van, had asked to go on a commercial break.
The station had since then been stuck.
Videos online confirmed by workers at the station said the assailants set fire to the station over its connection to a former Governor of Lagos State, Bola Tinubu.
Tragedy struck when security operatives, in a bid to disperse #endsars protesters, opened fire on the teeming youths at the Lekki tollgate around 7pm on Tuesday.
#endsars protesters have been demonstrating against police brutality and extrajudicial killings at the Lekki tollgate for about two weeks.
Similar demonstrations have been staged in different parts of the state and the country while hoodlums had hijacked the protests in some cities including Lagos.
The state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, had imposed a 24-hour curfew to stem the tide of the growing violence.
However, some protesters did not vacate the Lekki tollgate which was the epicentre of the protests.
Though the governor said one victim died in a Lagos hospital but eyewitnesses said about seven persons died in Tuesday attack by the troops.
Tuesday night attack has been condemned locally and internationally.
#endsars
#punchng
Yomi Casual's Store Vandalized And Looted By Hoodlums In Lagos (Video)
More businesses have been affected as hoodlums take to the streets of Lagos destroying properties and looting.
Yomi Makun, the fashion designer who owns Yomi Casuals, has been affected by the lootings. His clothing store in Surulere was attacked and looted.
A video from the scene shows broken glasses and broken mannequin on the floor. The clothes on the mannequin had been stolen.
Yomi shared the video and revealed that he woke up thinking it's now too late to educate hoodlums that this fight is for us, not against each other.
#Endsars
LCC: Security Cameras Were Not Removed From Lekki Toll Gate
The management of the Lekki Concession Company Limited (LCC) says the closed-circuit television system (CCTV) from the Lekki toll gate is intact.
On Tuesday, men dressed in military uniform fired live bullets at unarmed #endsars protesters who gathered at the Lekki toll gate; leading to wide condemnation and a breakdown of law and order in Lagos.
Nigerians had accused LCC of aiding the action by disrupting power supply and removing its CCTV hours before the shooting.
In a statement on Thursday, LCC said the picture of its staff removing equipment circulating online is part of its equipment recovery exercise to ensure the safekeeping of its equipment.
“LCC has cooperated with the protesters from the onset, identifying with the cause and need to end the police brutality. We provided lights, toilets among other items to the youth as a show of solidarity,” the statement read.
“As the protests progressed, our tolling equipment was being looted. We recovered items daily with the help of some of the protesters. Such items included air conditioners, violation alarm bells, monitors, keyboards, etc.
“On the 20th of October, we received feedback that some of the tolling equipment were being pulled off, hence we went into the lanes to recover more items including an analogue BOSCH tolling devices used to monitor transactions carried out in the toll lanes.
“The perimeter closed-circuit television system(CCTV) are Mobotrix digital cameras. They were not removed and are still installed in the lanes even now. There was no instruction from anyone to remove the perimeter CCTV cameras.
“Removing them will require the use of machinery to reach the heights that they have been installed and are still installed.”
Explaining the power outage, LCC said it withdrew staff from all its office locations hence they could not switch on the backup generators when power was interrupted.
“LCC receives power from the IPP grid, the power albeit stable is taken from time to time.
“At such times, LCC relies on the backup generators for power supply, however, following the declaration of the curfew by the state governor, LCC withdrew all her staff from the office locations.
“This is the reason why the lights could not be restored when the mains from IPP went off temporarily. This is verifiable.”
LCC condemned the shooting and said it would never support such actions.
#endsars
#lekkimassacre
#thecableng
Janet Jackson Speaks On EndSARS & Lekki Shootings, Says 'Enough Is Truly Enough'
American singer and songwriter, Janet Jackson has lent her voice to the #endsars campaign, IgbereTV reports.
In a statement, she released to her Twitter account, the American singer praised brave Nigerian youths for their courageous fight for a better Nigeria and said those behind the killings and brutality of EndSARS protesters have brought shame to the nation.
She tweeted:
"Nigeria, I pray for you and love you so much.
#endssars
#lekkimassacre
#EndPoliceBrutality"
Fuel Scarcity Looms As Depots Stop Loading
The scarcity of petroleum products is imminent in Nigeria as some depots have stopped loading-trucks, The Nation learnt on Wednesday.
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN ) National Vice President, Alhaji Abubakar Maigandi, disclosed this to our Abuja correspondent on phone.
He added that the #endsars protests and the resultant crises have stopped the marketers from transiting their loaded trucks.
According to him, since petroleum products are highly inflammable, the drivers decided to park their trucks in safe places nationwide.
He explained that since consumers buy fuel on daily basis and there is no replacement, there is bound to be a scarcity of petroleum products.
Maigandi further said the marketers do not hoard products so there will be no reservoirs to turn to upon the exhaustion of available stock.
Asked whether there is any fear of scarcity, he said “definitely, because some of the depots are not loading due of insecurity.
“The ones that have already loaded parked their trucks in the yards so that protesters will not set them on fire. There is no way you can have sufficient fuels in the filling stations because we don’t do hoarding.”
The IPMAN National Vice President urged the protesters to dialogue with the Federal Government for the amicable resolution of the crises.
He asked them to embrace the olive branch because of the economic losses that emanate from the crisis.
His words: “The EndSARS issue is a Nigerian issue so the protesters and government should dialogue over it for a lasting solution. Nigerians (both government and the governed need to have attitudinal change. So, it is better to dialogue. “
#nationonline