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#EndSARS anniversary: Protest leaders demand implementation of panel reports

As Nigerian youths commemorate the fourth anniversary of the # EndSARS protest today, some of the activists who led the mass action have called for the full implementation of the reports submitted by various judicial panels of inquiry set up after the protests. Effiong also stressed the need for accountability, calling for the implementation of the findings from the judicial commissions of inquiry set up by both state and federal governments in the wake of the tragic events at Lekki Toll Gate. In October 2020, thousands of youths gathered in major cities across the country to peacefully protest the constant harassment, killings, and extortion by officers of the defunct Special Anti-Robbery Squad, a unit of the Nigerian police. Speaking to Sunday PUNCH , the Lagos Coordinator of the Take It Back Movement , Adekunle Taofeek, demanded the immediate arrest and prosecution of all those responsible for the killings of protesters. “Our government must continue to respect human rights, listen to the people’s yearnings, and carry out relevant reforms, not just on police brutality but all forms of reforms that will improve the welfare of the citizenry.

Sokoto teenager in police net for kidnapping

The police, in a statement made available to newsmen on Saturday by the spokesperson of the command, Ahmed Rufai, said the abductors of the boy demanded N2m for his release via phone call, disclosing that a sum of N500,000 was paid before the victim regained freedom. Aliyu who was arrested at Badon hanya, behind Zamson filling station, Sokoto, confessed to have kidnapped the victim, according to the police. According to the police, Aliyu is a neighbour to Ibrahim Shehu, who reported that his son had gone missing since October 13, 2024, at Badon Hanya area Sokoto. The Sokoto State Police Command has arrested 18-year-old Abba Aliyu for allegedly kidnapping a two-year-old boy.

Police allegedly arrest over 18 protesters commemorating #EndSARS anniversary

Separate distress messages sent to our correspondent by the National Coordinator of the Take It Back Movement, Juwon Sanyaolu, and the Initiator of the Creative Change Centre, Omole Ibukun, revealed that the National Spokesperson of the Youth Rights Campaign, Hassan Soweto, was among those arrested. Meanwhile, according to a tweet by the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress in the 2023 election, Omoyele Sowore, the protesters were arrested at the Lekki Toll Gate and were beaten before being put into a Black Maria van. Also, an X user identified as Frednardo da Vinci, tweeting as #obinnafrednardo, wrote on Sunday with a video showing some persons chanting solidarity songs in a moving vehicle: “We have just been arrested at the Lekki toll gate where we marched out to commemorate the fourth anniversary of the victims of #EndSARS.” Sowore noted that the security operatives moved the arrested persons to the State Criminal Investigation Department at Panti, in the Yaba area of Lagos. “Soweto and 17 other members of the #EndBadGovernance Movement Lagos were arrested at the Lekki Toll Gate this morning by the police.

VIDEO: Protester alleges police violence, arrest during #EndSARS anniversary in Lagos

In his post, Soweto claimed he was beaten, arrested, and thrown into a police van in Lagos for holding a banner and wreath to lay at the Lekki toll gate to commemorate the #EndSARS protest. Several protesters marking the fourth anniversary of the #EndSARS protests in Lagos State on Sunday have reportedly been detained, including Hassan Soweto, the National Coordinator of the Education Rights Campaign, who was taken into custody alongside others. He wrote, “Beaten, arrested, and thrown inside a Black Maria for holding a banner and wreath to lay at the Lekki toll gate to commemorate the #EndSARS Lekki tollgate massacre.” He added that the video accompanying the post was recorded in a police Black Maria while he was being taken into custody. Soweto disclosed this in a statement and video shared on X.com on Sunday.

#EndSARS anniversary: Protest leaders demand implementation of panel reports

As Nigerian youths commemorate the fourth anniversary of the # EndSARS protest today, some of the activists who led the mass action have called for the full implementation of the reports submitted by various judicial panels of inquiry set up after the protests. Effiong also stressed the need for accountability, calling for the implementation of the findings from the judicial commissions of inquiry set up by both state and federal governments in the wake of the tragic events at Lekki Toll Gate. In October 2020, thousands of youths gathered in major cities across the country to peacefully protest the constant harassment, killings, and extortion by officers of the defunct Special Anti-Robbery Squad, a unit of the Nigerian police. Speaking to Sunday PUNCH , the Lagos Coordinator of the Take It Back Movement , Adekunle Taofeek, demanded the immediate arrest and prosecution of all those responsible for the killings of protesters. “Our government must continue to respect human rights, listen to the people’s yearnings, and carry out relevant reforms, not just on police brutality but all forms of reforms that will improve the welfare of the citizenry.

Sokoto teenager in police net for kidnapping

The police, in a statement made available to newsmen on Saturday by the spokesperson of the command, Ahmed Rufai, said the abductors of the boy demanded N2m for his release via phone call, disclosing that a sum of N500,000 was paid before the victim regained freedom. Aliyu who was arrested at Badon hanya, behind Zamson filling station, Sokoto, confessed to have kidnapped the victim, according to the police. According to the police, Aliyu is a neighbour to Ibrahim Shehu, who reported that his son had gone missing since October 13, 2024, at Badon Hanya area Sokoto. The Sokoto State Police Command has arrested 18-year-old Abba Aliyu for allegedly kidnapping a two-year-old boy.

Police allegedly arrest over 18 protesters commemorating #EndSARS anniversary

Separate distress messages sent to our correspondent by the National Coordinator of the Take It Back Movement, Juwon Sanyaolu, and the Initiator of the Creative Change Centre, Omole Ibukun, revealed that the National Spokesperson of the Youth Rights Campaign, Hassan Soweto, was among those arrested. Meanwhile, according to a tweet by the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress in the 2023 election, Omoyele Sowore, the protesters were arrested at the Lekki Toll Gate and were beaten before being put into a Black Maria van. Also, an X user identified as Frednardo da Vinci, tweeting as #obinnafrednardo, wrote on Sunday with a video showing some persons chanting solidarity songs in a moving vehicle: “We have just been arrested at the Lekki toll gate where we marched out to commemorate the fourth anniversary of the victims of #EndSARS.” Sowore noted that the security operatives moved the arrested persons to the State Criminal Investigation Department at Panti, in the Yaba area of Lagos. “Soweto and 17 other members of the #EndBadGovernance Movement Lagos were arrested at the Lekki Toll Gate this morning by the police.

VIDEO: Protester alleges police violence, arrest during #EndSARS anniversary in Lagos

In his post, Soweto claimed he was beaten, arrested, and thrown into a police van in Lagos for holding a banner and wreath to lay at the Lekki toll gate to commemorate the #EndSARS protest. Several protesters marking the fourth anniversary of the #EndSARS protests in Lagos State on Sunday have reportedly been detained, including Hassan Soweto, the National Coordinator of the Education Rights Campaign, who was taken into custody alongside others. He wrote, “Beaten, arrested, and thrown inside a Black Maria for holding a banner and wreath to lay at the Lekki toll gate to commemorate the #EndSARS Lekki tollgate massacre.” He added that the video accompanying the post was recorded in a police Black Maria while he was being taken into custody. Soweto disclosed this in a statement and video shared on X.com on Sunday.

#EndSARS anniversary: Protest leaders demand implementation of panel reports

As Nigerian youths commemorate the fourth anniversary of the # EndSARS protest today, some of the activists who led the mass action have called for the full implementation of the reports submitted by various judicial panels of inquiry set up after the protests. Effiong also stressed the need for accountability, calling for the implementation of the findings from the judicial commissions of inquiry set up by both state and federal governments in the wake of the tragic events at Lekki Toll Gate. In October 2020, thousands of youths gathered in major cities across the country to peacefully protest the constant harassment, killings, and extortion by officers of the defunct Special Anti-Robbery Squad, a unit of the Nigerian police. Speaking to Sunday PUNCH , the Lagos Coordinator of the Take It Back Movement , Adekunle Taofeek, demanded the immediate arrest and prosecution of all those responsible for the killings of protesters. “Our government must continue to respect human rights, listen to the people’s yearnings, and carry out relevant reforms, not just on police brutality but all forms of reforms that will improve the welfare of the citizenry.

Sokoto teenager in police net for kidnapping

The police, in a statement made available to newsmen on Saturday by the spokesperson of the command, Ahmed Rufai, said the abductors of the boy demanded N2m for his release via phone call, disclosing that a sum of N500,000 was paid before the victim regained freedom. Aliyu who was arrested at Badon hanya, behind Zamson filling station, Sokoto, confessed to have kidnapped the victim, according to the police. According to the police, Aliyu is a neighbour to Ibrahim Shehu, who reported that his son had gone missing since October 13, 2024, at Badon Hanya area Sokoto. The Sokoto State Police Command has arrested 18-year-old Abba Aliyu for allegedly kidnapping a two-year-old boy.

Police allegedly arrest over 18 protesters commemorating #EndSARS anniversary

Separate distress messages sent to our correspondent by the National Coordinator of the Take It Back Movement, Juwon Sanyaolu, and the Initiator of the Creative Change Centre, Omole Ibukun, revealed that the National Spokesperson of the Youth Rights Campaign, Hassan Soweto, was among those arrested. Meanwhile, according to a tweet by the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress in the 2023 election, Omoyele Sowore, the protesters were arrested at the Lekki Toll Gate and were beaten before being put into a Black Maria van. Also, an X user identified as Frednardo da Vinci, tweeting as #obinnafrednardo, wrote on Sunday with a video showing some persons chanting solidarity songs in a moving vehicle: “We have just been arrested at the Lekki toll gate where we marched out to commemorate the fourth anniversary of the victims of #EndSARS.” Sowore noted that the security operatives moved the arrested persons to the State Criminal Investigation Department at Panti, in the Yaba area of Lagos. “Soweto and 17 other members of the #EndBadGovernance Movement Lagos were arrested at the Lekki Toll Gate this morning by the police.

VIDEO: Protester alleges police violence, arrest during #EndSARS anniversary in Lagos

In his post, Soweto claimed he was beaten, arrested, and thrown into a police van in Lagos for holding a banner and wreath to lay at the Lekki toll gate to commemorate the #EndSARS protest. Several protesters marking the fourth anniversary of the #EndSARS protests in Lagos State on Sunday have reportedly been detained, including Hassan Soweto, the National Coordinator of the Education Rights Campaign, who was taken into custody alongside others. He wrote, “Beaten, arrested, and thrown inside a Black Maria for holding a banner and wreath to lay at the Lekki toll gate to commemorate the #EndSARS Lekki tollgate massacre.” He added that the video accompanying the post was recorded in a police Black Maria while he was being taken into custody. Soweto disclosed this in a statement and video shared on X.com on Sunday.

#EndSARS anniversary: Protest leaders demand implementation of panel reports

As Nigerian youths commemorate the fourth anniversary of the # EndSARS protest today, some of the activists who led the mass action have called for the full implementation of the reports submitted by various judicial panels of inquiry set up after the protests. Effiong also stressed the need for accountability, calling for the implementation of the findings from the judicial commissions of inquiry set up by both state and federal governments in the wake of the tragic events at Lekki Toll Gate. In October 2020, thousands of youths gathered in major cities across the country to peacefully protest the constant harassment, killings, and extortion by officers of the defunct Special Anti-Robbery Squad, a unit of the Nigerian police. Speaking to Sunday PUNCH , the Lagos Coordinator of the Take It Back Movement , Adekunle Taofeek, demanded the immediate arrest and prosecution of all those responsible for the killings of protesters. “Our government must continue to respect human rights, listen to the people’s yearnings, and carry out relevant reforms, not just on police brutality but all forms of reforms that will improve the welfare of the citizenry.

Sokoto teenager in police net for kidnapping

The police, in a statement made available to newsmen on Saturday by the spokesperson of the command, Ahmed Rufai, said the abductors of the boy demanded N2m for his release via phone call, disclosing that a sum of N500,000 was paid before the victim regained freedom. Aliyu who was arrested at Badon hanya, behind Zamson filling station, Sokoto, confessed to have kidnapped the victim, according to the police. According to the police, Aliyu is a neighbour to Ibrahim Shehu, who reported that his son had gone missing since October 13, 2024, at Badon Hanya area Sokoto. The Sokoto State Police Command has arrested 18-year-old Abba Aliyu for allegedly kidnapping a two-year-old boy.

Police allegedly arrest over 18 protesters commemorating #EndSARS anniversary

Separate distress messages sent to our correspondent by the National Coordinator of the Take It Back Movement, Juwon Sanyaolu, and the Initiator of the Creative Change Centre, Omole Ibukun, revealed that the National Spokesperson of the Youth Rights Campaign, Hassan Soweto, was among those arrested. Meanwhile, according to a tweet by the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress in the 2023 election, Omoyele Sowore, the protesters were arrested at the Lekki Toll Gate and were beaten before being put into a Black Maria van. Also, an X user identified as Frednardo da Vinci, tweeting as #obinnafrednardo, wrote on Sunday with a video showing some persons chanting solidarity songs in a moving vehicle: “We have just been arrested at the Lekki toll gate where we marched out to commemorate the fourth anniversary of the victims of #EndSARS.” Sowore noted that the security operatives moved the arrested persons to the State Criminal Investigation Department at Panti, in the Yaba area of Lagos. “Soweto and 17 other members of the #EndBadGovernance Movement Lagos were arrested at the Lekki Toll Gate this morning by the police.

VIDEO: Protester alleges police violence, arrest during #EndSARS anniversary in Lagos

In his post, Soweto claimed he was beaten, arrested, and thrown into a police van in Lagos for holding a banner and wreath to lay at the Lekki toll gate to commemorate the #EndSARS protest. Several protesters marking the fourth anniversary of the #EndSARS protests in Lagos State on Sunday have reportedly been detained, including Hassan Soweto, the National Coordinator of the Education Rights Campaign, who was taken into custody alongside others. He wrote, “Beaten, arrested, and thrown inside a Black Maria for holding a banner and wreath to lay at the Lekki toll gate to commemorate the #EndSARS Lekki tollgate massacre.” He added that the video accompanying the post was recorded in a police Black Maria while he was being taken into custody. Soweto disclosed this in a statement and video shared on X.com on Sunday.

#EndSARS anniversary: Protest leaders demand implementation of panel reports

As Nigerian youths commemorate the fourth anniversary of the # EndSARS protest today, some of the activists who led the mass action have called for the full implementation of the reports submitted by various judicial panels of inquiry set up after the protests. Effiong also stressed the need for accountability, calling for the implementation of the findings from the judicial commissions of inquiry set up by both state and federal governments in the wake of the tragic events at Lekki Toll Gate. In October 2020, thousands of youths gathered in major cities across the country to peacefully protest the constant harassment, killings, and extortion by officers of the defunct Special Anti-Robbery Squad, a unit of the Nigerian police. Speaking to Sunday PUNCH , the Lagos Coordinator of the Take It Back Movement , Adekunle Taofeek, demanded the immediate arrest and prosecution of all those responsible for the killings of protesters. “Our government must continue to respect human rights, listen to the people’s yearnings, and carry out relevant reforms, not just on police brutality but all forms of reforms that will improve the welfare of the citizenry.

Sokoto teenager in police net for kidnapping

The police, in a statement made available to newsmen on Saturday by the spokesperson of the command, Ahmed Rufai, said the abductors of the boy demanded N2m for his release via phone call, disclosing that a sum of N500,000 was paid before the victim regained freedom. Aliyu who was arrested at Badon hanya, behind Zamson filling station, Sokoto, confessed to have kidnapped the victim, according to the police. According to the police, Aliyu is a neighbour to Ibrahim Shehu, who reported that his son had gone missing since October 13, 2024, at Badon Hanya area Sokoto. The Sokoto State Police Command has arrested 18-year-old Abba Aliyu for allegedly kidnapping a two-year-old boy.

Police allegedly arrest over 18 protesters commemorating #EndSARS anniversary

Separate distress messages sent to our correspondent by the National Coordinator of the Take It Back Movement, Juwon Sanyaolu, and the Initiator of the Creative Change Centre, Omole Ibukun, revealed that the National Spokesperson of the Youth Rights Campaign, Hassan Soweto, was among those arrested. Meanwhile, according to a tweet by the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress in the 2023 election, Omoyele Sowore, the protesters were arrested at the Lekki Toll Gate and were beaten before being put into a Black Maria van. Also, an X user identified as Frednardo da Vinci, tweeting as #obinnafrednardo, wrote on Sunday with a video showing some persons chanting solidarity songs in a moving vehicle: “We have just been arrested at the Lekki toll gate where we marched out to commemorate the fourth anniversary of the victims of #EndSARS.” Sowore noted that the security operatives moved the arrested persons to the State Criminal Investigation Department at Panti, in the Yaba area of Lagos. “Soweto and 17 other members of the #EndBadGovernance Movement Lagos were arrested at the Lekki Toll Gate this morning by the police.

VIDEO: Protester alleges police violence, arrest during #EndSARS anniversary in Lagos

In his post, Soweto claimed he was beaten, arrested, and thrown into a police van in Lagos for holding a banner and wreath to lay at the Lekki toll gate to commemorate the #EndSARS protest. Several protesters marking the fourth anniversary of the #EndSARS protests in Lagos State on Sunday have reportedly been detained, including Hassan Soweto, the National Coordinator of the Education Rights Campaign, who was taken into custody alongside others. He wrote, “Beaten, arrested, and thrown inside a Black Maria for holding a banner and wreath to lay at the Lekki toll gate to commemorate the #EndSARS Lekki tollgate massacre.” He added that the video accompanying the post was recorded in a police Black Maria while he was being taken into custody. Soweto disclosed this in a statement and video shared on X.com on Sunday.

#EndSARS anniversary: Protest leaders demand implementation of panel reports

As Nigerian youths commemorate the fourth anniversary of the # EndSARS protest today, some of the activists who led the mass action have called for the full implementation of the reports submitted by various judicial panels of inquiry set up after the protests. Effiong also stressed the need for accountability, calling for the implementation of the findings from the judicial commissions of inquiry set up by both state and federal governments in the wake of the tragic events at Lekki Toll Gate. In October 2020, thousands of youths gathered in major cities across the country to peacefully protest the constant harassment, killings, and extortion by officers of the defunct Special Anti-Robbery Squad, a unit of the Nigerian police. Speaking to Sunday PUNCH , the Lagos Coordinator of the Take It Back Movement , Adekunle Taofeek, demanded the immediate arrest and prosecution of all those responsible for the killings of protesters. “Our government must continue to respect human rights, listen to the people’s yearnings, and carry out relevant reforms, not just on police brutality but all forms of reforms that will improve the welfare of the citizenry.

Sokoto teenager in police net for kidnapping

The police, in a statement made available to newsmen on Saturday by the spokesperson of the command, Ahmed Rufai, said the abductors of the boy demanded N2m for his release via phone call, disclosing that a sum of N500,000 was paid before the victim regained freedom. Aliyu who was arrested at Badon hanya, behind Zamson filling station, Sokoto, confessed to have kidnapped the victim, according to the police. According to the police, Aliyu is a neighbour to Ibrahim Shehu, who reported that his son had gone missing since October 13, 2024, at Badon Hanya area Sokoto. The Sokoto State Police Command has arrested 18-year-old Abba Aliyu for allegedly kidnapping a two-year-old boy.

Police allegedly arrest over 18 protesters commemorating #EndSARS anniversary

Separate distress messages sent to our correspondent by the National Coordinator of the Take It Back Movement, Juwon Sanyaolu, and the Initiator of the Creative Change Centre, Omole Ibukun, revealed that the National Spokesperson of the Youth Rights Campaign, Hassan Soweto, was among those arrested. Meanwhile, according to a tweet by the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress in the 2023 election, Omoyele Sowore, the protesters were arrested at the Lekki Toll Gate and were beaten before being put into a Black Maria van. Also, an X user identified as Frednardo da Vinci, tweeting as #obinnafrednardo, wrote on Sunday with a video showing some persons chanting solidarity songs in a moving vehicle: “We have just been arrested at the Lekki toll gate where we marched out to commemorate the fourth anniversary of the victims of #EndSARS.” Sowore noted that the security operatives moved the arrested persons to the State Criminal Investigation Department at Panti, in the Yaba area of Lagos. “Soweto and 17 other members of the #EndBadGovernance Movement Lagos were arrested at the Lekki Toll Gate this morning by the police.

VIDEO: Protester alleges police violence, arrest during #EndSARS anniversary in Lagos

In his post, Soweto claimed he was beaten, arrested, and thrown into a police van in Lagos for holding a banner and wreath to lay at the Lekki toll gate to commemorate the #EndSARS protest. Several protesters marking the fourth anniversary of the #EndSARS protests in Lagos State on Sunday have reportedly been detained, including Hassan Soweto, the National Coordinator of the Education Rights Campaign, who was taken into custody alongside others. He wrote, “Beaten, arrested, and thrown inside a Black Maria for holding a banner and wreath to lay at the Lekki toll gate to commemorate the #EndSARS Lekki tollgate massacre.” He added that the video accompanying the post was recorded in a police Black Maria while he was being taken into custody. Soweto disclosed this in a statement and video shared on X.com on Sunday.