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Police told us we’d have been killed if protest took place at night-Mr Macaroni
Nigerian actor and comedian, Debo ‘Mr Macaroni’ Adebayo, noted that police officers who arrested him and other protesters at Lekki tollgate told them that they would have been killed if the demonstration had taken place at night. The skit-maker spoke in a video on Sunday less than 24 hours after he was detained alongside other…
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#OccupyLekki: Constitution guarantees right to peaceful protest- Atiku
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has averred that the right to peaceful protest is guaranteed by the Nigerian constitution. Atiku made this statement amidst the unlawful arrest of protesters by security operatives at the Lekki tollgate on Saturday. He wrote on Twitter “The 1999 Nigerian constitution, as amended (Section 40) guarantees the right of citizens…
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#OccupyLekki: SERAP demands release of detained protesters, threatens legal action
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project , a civil society organization on Saturday, called for the release of all protesters arrested at the Lekki Toll Gate in Lagos. The organization also said it will pursue legal actions if the arrested demonstrators are not immediately and unconditionally released. “We urge Nigerian authorities and the Nigeria Police Force…
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FG not committed to justice for #EndSARS protest victims- Falz
Popular Nigerian rapper, Falz says the arrests of some #OccupyLekkiTollGate protesters is a proof that the federal government is not committed to getting justice for victims of #EndSARS protesters killed last year. TheNewsGuru recalls that operatives of the Nigerian army had stormed the Lekki tollgate on October 20 last year and opened fire on unarmed…
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#OccupyLekki: Kate Henshaw, DJ Switch others condemn massive deployment of armed security operatives
The massive armed police officers deployed to man the Lekki Tollgate Plaza has sparked flurry of reactions from well-meaning Nigerians on social media. Many Nigerians, including celebrities, social media influencers, took to social media to criticize the Lagos state government over the deployment of operatives against unarmed protesters exercising their constitutional rights. Popular Activist, Aisha…
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#OccupyLekki: Government cannot intimidate us-Peter Okoye
Peter Okoye, Nigerian singer better known as Mr P has faulted the arrest of popular comedian, Debo Adebayo, also known as Mr. Macaroni, and other #OccupyLekkiTollgate protesters in Lagos State on Saturday. TheNewsGuru had reported that Macaroni and over 20 other protesters were arrested and kept in a black maria. Reacting, Peter via an Instagram…
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No going back’, #OccupyLekki protesters declare
Young Nigerians under the aegis of #OccupyLekkiTollgate and #EndSARS Season 2 have said that they would go on with their protest despite the presence of security operatives at the Lekki toll gate. According to them, the presence of heavy security operatives at the tollgate was to only ensure peace. “We are not going to be…