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Fifty (50) Evidences Supporting Protest in Islam By Ibn Taofeeq Abdul Azeez

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I actually ignored frequent questions and uproars about the Islamic ruling on Protest; this is because I have written a book on the subject matter. Nonetheless, questions about Protest kept coming. So I decided to just take some points from the book and make it an article to that effect. Some people actually want to know the Islamic ruling as regards Protest; while some only want evidences to convince those who say: “any criticism of the ruler (leader) must not be done in his absence” – claiming it is not…

Nigerians right to protest SARS brutality, killings – Senate President

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President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has said Nigerians acted within their rights to protest the killings of, and brutality meted against citizens by men of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) across the country. Lawan stated this in his concluding remarks on a matter of personal explanation into the murder of Jimoh Isiaka by the Police, and attack on the Palace of Soun of Ogbomoso Land during the recent #EndSARS protest in some states across the country. Senator Buhari Abdulfatai (APC – Oyo North), while coming under Order 43 of…

#EndSARS: Almost A Revolution By Reuben Abati

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Nigerian youths took over not just the streets of Nigeria, they possessed the international social media space. They ignited the fire of patriotism at home and in Diaspora. There have been protests by Nigerians across the world- in Paris, London, Johannesburg, Monrovia, Dublin and elsewhere. On Twitter, a dedicated team called out international celebrities and governments to help defend the rights of Nigerians to live in peace in their country. The increase in the pump price of fuel, in 2020, a fall-out of the deregulation of the downstream sector, did…

#ENDSARS: You have won the war, don’t lose the battle, Gov Bello tells Youths

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Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello has raised concerns over violent escalations witnessed across the country in the ongoing #EndSARS protests by youths and therefore called on Nigerian youths to cease fire. Bello who made the call in a broadcast to Nigerian youths on the ongoing protests for reforms in the Police Force, said Nigerian youths have already won the war but should not allow themselves to lose the battle ultimately. The governor said he was concerned over the manner the protests which began on a peaceful note were now been…

BREAKING : IGP dissolves SARS,sets to announce other measures to protect citizens

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The Inspector-General of Police, IGP M.A Adamu has today, 11th October, 2020, dissolved the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) across the 36 State Police Commands and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) where they hitherto existed. The IGP, while noting that the dissolution of SARS was in response to the yearnings of the Nigerian people, observed that by this dissolution, all officers and men of the now defunct Special Anti-robbery Squad are being redeployed with immediate effect. The IGP noted that the Force was not oblivious of the ever present need to combat…

Authority’s timely echo on the Excesses of Nigerian Police Force(SARS unit) By Abdullahi Haruna Haruspice

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Sequel to the recent national outcry on the brutal activities of the SARS (Special Anti-Robbery Squad), the Vice President’s firm resolution to check their excesses is quite reassuring, but it must be matched with firm and decisive executions. Despite the Inspector General of the Nigerian police commitment to equally ensuring the cleansing of the police structure in the country, the executive arm of the government should ensure that one of the most important state machinery should not be seen as an agent of destruction, instead of preservation and maintenance of…

Lawan urges Police to arrest, prosecute security personnel involved in extrajudicial killings

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President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has said that personnel of security agencies involved in the killing of innocent Nigerian citizens must be made to face the full weight of the law. Lawan stated this against the backdrop of a motion considered on Wednesday on the “need to check the culture of arbitrariness and brutality of Security Operatives to Nigerians.” Accordingly, the Senate during plenary mandated its Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters to investigate human rights abuses by Nigerian Security agencies. The upper chamber, while urging the…

SARS: Protectors Or Predators? By Seun Bakare

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That the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) of the Nigeria police continues to use torture and other unlawful tactics in the discharge of their law enforcement duties is not exactly a newsworthy item; we have always known this. If a poll were created now on Nigerians’ perception of that unit, the result would be easily predictable. Police brutality is a major concern with SARS and in late 2017 as demands for accountability became stronger, the #EndSARS campaign was birthed. It was borne out of a frustrating dissatisfaction with the excesses and…

Breaking: IGP Bows to #EndSARS campaign, Orders immediate re-organization of SARS

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The Inspector General of Police in a statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer, Jimoh Moshood has directed immediate reorganization on SARS across the nation and investigation into all allegations and complaints raised. “The Inspector General of Police, IGP Ibrahim K. Idris concerned with public interest and the need to reposition the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) for more efficiency and effective service delivery to all has directed the immediate re-organisation of the SARS nationwide and instant investigation into all the allegations, complaints and infractions levelled against the personnel of…