Tag: Teargas
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#EndSARS: Why I ordered my men to fire teargas at protesters in Lekki – Police Commissioner
Lagos Commissioner of Police Hakeem Odumosu has said he ordered his officers to fire teargas at the #EndSARS Memorial protesters in Lekki because they went
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![[BREAKING]#EndSARSMemorial: Police attack Lekki tollgate protesters with tear gas](https://thenewsguru.ng/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/endsars21.png)
[BREAKING]#EndSARSMemorial: Police attack Lekki tollgate protesters with tear gas
Police operatives on Wednesday fired teargas at the Lekki tollgate to disperse protesters. This led to some of the demonstrators running helter-skelter. TheNewsGuru reports that the youths had converged on the Lekki tollgate to mark the first anniversary of #EndSARS in the country.
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Apologise for arresting, shooting teargas at harmless #June12 protesters, Falana tells police
Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr Femi Falana has asked the Nigeria Police Force to apologise to protesters who were arrested during the June 12 nationwide protest on Saturday. Falana who is the interim chair of the alliance on surviving COVID-19 and beyond accused the police of violating the fundamental right of expression of the protesters.…
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![June 12: Police shoot teargas at protesters in Abuja, Lagos [Photos]](https://thenewsguru.ng/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Police-Teargas-i.png)
June 12: Police shoot teargas at protesters in Abuja, Lagos [Photos]
The police on Saturday shot teargas to disperse protesters in the Gudu area of Abuja and Ojota area of Lagos as the country marked Democracy Day on June 12. The protesters had earlier blocked the Gudu Junction to protest the state of the nation. Similar protests were held across the country on Saturday. The Unity…
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![BREAKING: Teargas, stones rent the air as okada riders clash with Lagos Task Force officials [VIDEO]](https://thenewsguru.ng/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Okada-task-force.jpg)
BREAKING: Teargas, stones rent the air as okada riders clash with Lagos Task Force officials [VIDEO]
There was pandemonium at the Cele-Express to Mile 2 axis of the Oshodi-Apapa Expressway on Tuesday morning after commercial motorcycle riders (popularly called Okada) clashed with officials of the Lagos State Task force. Eyewitness accounts told TNG team that trouble started when officials of the Lagos State Task Force stormed the express to clear articulated…
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PANDEMONIUM: Police teargas Ganduje, three deputy governors in Kaduna
Security men had to resort to the use of teargas to disperse rampaging Kano Pillars fans on Sunday at the Ahmadu Bello Stadium in Kaduna. This was after their team defeated Niger Tornadoes 4-3 on penalty kicks after a goalless draw during regulation time of the men’s competition final match of the 2019 Aiteo Cup.…