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#EndBadGovernance Protests Meet Deadly Force: At Least 10 Nigerians Killed By Security Operatives

5 months ago10110 min

At least 10 individuals including protesters were killed by security forces on the first day of the #EndBadGovernance protests. The nationwide #EndBadGovernance protests against hardship, worsening poverty, poor governance, among others erupted into violence on the very first day, as security forces clashed with protesters in several states. In Kano State, two people were killed after breaching the Government House premises. Security operatives opened fire, resulting in the deaths of the two protesters. The unprecedented...

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Lagos task force arrests 124 suspects in black spot raids

5 months ago2526 min

The Lagos State Task Force said its officials arrested 124 suspects during multiple raids of criminal hideouts across the state as part of its efforts to restore sanity across the state. The raid, according to a statement made available to PUNCH Metro on Sunday by the Director of Press and Public Affairs of the agency, Gbadeyan Abdulraheem, was carried out on Saturday midnight and was led by the agency’s chairman, CSP Adetayo Akerele. Abdulraheem noted...

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Metro

Lagos task force arrests 114 in Ikoyi black spots

5 months ago854 min

The Lagos State Task Force has arrested 114 suspects and seized 2,000 litres of diesel in a raid conducted on Ikoyi black spots. The spokesperson for the agency, Gbadeyan Abdulraheem, noted in a statement on Wednesday that the operation led by the Chairman, CSP Adetayo Akerele, was conducted on Monday night, targeting multiple black spots in Ikoyi. “The raid resulted in the confiscation of over 2,000 litres of illegally stored diesel and the arrest of...

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BREAKING: Nigerian Air Force Corporal Detained Over TikTok Posts Hospitalised, Family Members Denied Access To Airman

8 months ago1063 min

Garba before his arrest was well-known on TikTok for comparing the best practices of military personnel in the United States with the situation in Africa. CPL A.I. Garba, an airman with the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) detained over his TikTok videos, has been hospitalised because of a yet-to-be-known ailment, SaharaReporters has gathered. Garba before his arrest was well-known on TikTok for comparing the best practices of military personnel in the United...

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News

Nigerian Air Force Confirms Detention Of Personnel For Several Weeks Over Social Media Post On US, African Military

9 months ago863 min

SaharaReporters had exclusively reported how Garba was detained over his TikTok videos comparing US military officers with their counterparts in West African countries. The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has explained why one of its personnel, CPL AI Garba was arrested and subsequently detained. SaharaReporters had exclusively reported how Garba was detained over his TikTok videos comparing US military officers with their counterparts in West African countries. A relation of Garba had revealed...

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News

EXCLUSIVE: Nigerian Air Force Detains Airman Since February For Comparing US Military Officers With West African Colleagues On Social Media

9 months ago2574 min

The Nigerian Air Force has detained one of its personnel over his TikTok videos. SaharaReporters gathered that the personnel, CPL AI Garba was known for posting video content comparing how US military officers with their counterparts in West African countries. A relation of Garba revealed that he had been locked up at an underground cell in Abuja since his arrest in February. “It’s been over six weeks now that he has been...