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#EndSARSprotest: Gov. Ugwuanyi Imposes 24-Hour Curfew In Enugu Metropolis
Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has ordered the imposition of 24-hour curfew in Enugu East, Enugu North and Enugu South Local Government Areas, effective from 7pm today, Wednesday, October 21, 2020, until further notice.
The order was contained in a statement on Wednesday, signed by the Commissioner for Information, Nnanyelugo Chidi Aroh.
Aroh stated that the decision “followed the observed hijack of #EndSARS protests, which had been peaceful in the past days, by miscreants who plan to unleash mayhem”.
He added that “the Governor of Enugu State in fulfillment of his primary responsibility of protection of lives and property of all law-abiding residents in the state has therefore, ordered the imposition of the curfew in the above mentioned local governments, until further notice”.
According to the Information commissioner, “parents/guardians are enjoined to prevail on their wards to desist from any unlawful conduct while the youth in Enugu State are also urged to remain calm and law-abiding as Enugu State Government has taken steps to address the issues at stake, including the inauguration of a Judicial Panel of Inquiry on Police brutality and related extra-judicial killings earlier this afternoon”.
Lagos Policemen Torture PUNCH Journalists For Covering #endsars Protests
No fewer than 20 policemen guarding the Lagos State House of Assembly in the Alausa area of the state brutalised two PUNCH journalists, Femi Dawodu and Segun Odunayo, while covering the #endsars activities in the area on Wednesday.
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Tuesday declared a 24-hour curfew to stem the tide of the growing violence in the state but allowed those on essential services such as health workers, security operatives, and pressmen to carry out their legitimate duties.
Dawodu and Odunayo had gone to cover events around the Alausa area, a major demonstration ground of the #endsars protesters calling for a total overhaul of the Nigeria Police Force.
The PUNCH gathered that the duo was recording a live video of the activities in the area when the policemen accosted them and ordered them to stop the recording.
After showing the policemen their identity cards, indicating that they are journalists covering #endsars protests and monitoring compliance with the government-imposed curfew, the policemen became annoyed and pounced on them.
Odunayo said the policemen tortured them for four hours, adding that they stripped them of their clothes, laid them on the floor, beat them with a stick and guns, and took a video recording of them while torturing them at the Lagos State House of Assembly.
Odunayo said, “Femi and I were at the Secretariat in Alausa around 7 am and were doing a live video of the activities going on in the area. We were heading back to the Expressway when a group of armed policemen accosted us at the Lagos State House of Assembly roundabout and immediately collected our phones. We showed them our ID cards but they refused to let us go.
“What got the policemen annoyed was that we saw them using a stick and a rubber to beat a young man and during the live video, they heard me saying that they were beating someone. So, after they arrested us, they tortured us and demanded that we should do another live video denying the statement but we refused.
“Each time we refused, they slapped us, used a stick to beat us, used the butt of their guns to hit our heads and bodies after stripping us of our clothes. All they want was for us to do another live broadcast to claim that we lied and we didn’t because we said the truth.”
Dawodu said it took the intervention of the state Police Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, before they were released at the Alausa Police Station, adding that prior to their release, the policemen took their details, including their addresses, took a video record of them and threatened to go after them if any negative report was published about what happened.
He said, “The policemen were transferring the aggression of what is happening regarding the #endsars protest on us. They later took us to the Divisional Police Station in Alausa and if not for the DPO, the policemen guarding the LSHA that arrested us would have done more grievous things to us.
“The PPRO and the DPO later spoke with them and we were released.
“But despite his intervention, we were told to write statements. They collected our details, address, took video recordings of us making false statements during the torture, and threatened to use it to blackmail and go after us if we end up doing any bad report against them.”
#endsars #punchng
The polity is really heated up. I believe government will learn from this episode and learn to treat the citizenry with the respect they deserve.
#endsars
#endbadgovernment
Lagos Theatre In Oregun Burnt Down By Hoodlums
Hoodlums set Lagos theatre in Oregun on fire. The facility was built by former Governor of Lagos State, Akinwunmi Ambode.
#Endsars #Nairaland
See video below
FRSC, VIO Offices Set On Fire At Ojodu, Lagos
Please this is an eyewitness account. Properties looted.
If you zoom the attached pix you will see someone carrying a bag on his head. The load is from the VIO office. My attention was drawn to him when I overheard him say that 'The load is from his tax money. Aside this guy, I also saw another guy with plasma TV looted from the same office.
Why did government fall into this mess? Govt should know that there's anger in the land. The right thing to do is to keep talking and begging the youth.
We are angry! The government over the years have spite on God's face by the way they are handling the affairs of this nation.
Only wisdom will solve this problem.
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FRSC, VIO offices set ablaze at Ojodu, Lagos
The offices of the Federal Road Safety Corps and Vehicle Inspection Unit at the Ojodu area of Lagos State have been set ablaze.
Eyewitnesses said many vehicles were burnt.
The PUNCH gathered that as of 02.20 pm, the fire was yet to be put out.
Also, hoodlums have reportedly set ablaze the terminus of the Bus Rapid Transport at Berger, Lagos State.
One of the eyewitnesses, identified simply as Ola, said, “Over 30 vehicles have been burnt. Many cars that were seized are also affected. The entire building is on fire.”
#punch #endsars
DPO Of Oyibo Police Station Rivers State Captured By Protesters
DPO of Oyibo police station captured by angry youths after police killed over 10 protesters today.
Two police officers have been killed in retaliation of the protesters who were shot dead.
Oyibo police station has been burnt down, police officers have fled after killing innocent protesters
#Endsars #twitter
Lagos Shuts Down All State Owned Broadcast Stations
The Lagos State Government has shut down all its broadcast stations, which include Lagos Television, Eko FM, Radio Lagos and Traffic Radio.
It was gathered that the decision was taken as a safety measure since irate youths had started to attack public and private facilities in reaction to the shooting of unarmed End SARS protesters at Lekki by soldiers on Tuesday night.
It was learnt that hoodlums were around the compound accommodating the state-owned broadcast stations.
Earlier, youths had invaded Television Continental at Ikosi, Ketu and set vehicles ablaze. The attack forced the station to go off air.
#endsars #endpolicebrutality