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BREAKING: There Was No Record Of Police Shooting Of Protesters, Says Inspector-General Egbetokun

5 months ago759 min

The Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun, has denied the police excessive use of force on the protesters and shooting of live ammunition at the protesters during the ongoing nationwide hunger and hardship protest. The IGP’s denial came on Tuesday while fielding questions at the joint security press briefing in Abuja, despite video and photos evidences making the rounds on social media of policemen shooting live ammunition at the peaceful #EndBadGovernance protesters. ...

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BREAKING: Police Chief Egbetokun To Hold Zoom Meeting With Falana, Adegboruwa, TIB Movement, NBA, Others Tuesday Over #EndBadGovernance Protests

5 months ago904 min

The Inspector General of Police Kayode Egbetokun will hold a virtual meeting with prominent human rights lawyers Femi Falana (SAN) and Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa (SAN), representatives of the Nigerian Bar Association, and various civil society organisations on Tuesday afternoon. The meeting, scheduled for 3:30 pm via Zoom, aims to discuss the planned #EndBadGovernance protest. Earlier on Tuesday, SaharaReporters reported that the Take-It-Back Movement, a pro-democracy group, had proposed a Zoom conference with police authorities to facilitate...

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BREAKING: Nigerian Police Chief, Egbetokun Requests To Meet Take-It-Back Movement Leaders And Their Lawyer, Adegboruwa Tuesday Over #EndBadGovernance Protest

5 months ago798 min

The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun has requested to meet representatives of the Take-It-Back Movement and their lawyer, Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa (SAN) on Tuesday, July 30, 2024 at the Force Headquarters in Abuja. The meeting is over the planned protest against the economic hardship in the country tagged #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria. The letter dated July 29, 2024 with Ref. No CJ: 2400/IGP.SEC/ABJ/VOL.1/10, obtained by SaharaReporters, was addressed to Adegboruwa and signed by the Principal Staff Officer to the...