More deaths nationwide, 24-hr curfew in five states

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Anarchy looms large, as more deaths — a total of 13 — were recorded yesterday in the ongoing #ENDSARS and police brutality protests

across the country. The deaths in Abuja, Oyo, Kano, and Plateau arose from a mixed bag of clashes with infiltrating hoodlums, police shooting at protesters, and sundry accidents.

“As a government that is alive to its responsibility and has shown a commitment to the movement #ENDSARS, we will not watch and allow anarchy in our dear state. Plateau State Government yesterday evening announced similar measures in Jos North and Jos South local government councils with effect from 8 pm yesterday.

The lawyers fumed at the imposition of curfew by some state governments, saying that it might implode the nation. Sokoya said it was high time Nigerian youths took over the instruments of governance in the country since the present leaders had failed the masses. He warned against the imposition of curfew, saying that the nation would be sitting on gunpowder.

A Video depicting soldiers shooting to scare protesters in an area believed to be Lekki Toll Gate in Lagos where protesters had sat in for days, trended in social media last night. This has fueled concerns that the Operation Crocodile Smile of the Nigerian Army, which took off yesterday, is in full force.

A lawmaker, who would not want his name in print, said the President might be forced to use his constitutional powers to impose a state of emergency as guaranteed in section 305 of the Constitution. The Senate advised the President to immediately set up a Judicial Panel of inquiry to probe cases of abuse of human rights by policemen in the past.

Adopting a motion of urgent public importance sponsored by Sada Soli at the plenary presided by Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila, the House enjoined protesters calling for the disbandment of SARS to have faith in the National Assembly and the Executive in addressing their grievances. Adamu also ordered massive deployment of Police operatives to strengthen the security around correctional facilities nationwide.

Former Deputy National Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party , Chief Olabode George, however, said the decision to lock down Lagos with a 24- hour curfew was hasty and wrong. According to PDP, “The governor must consequently take responsibility for any degeneration into maiming, killing, and oppressive arrests. The governor has again shown that he acts copy and paste in governance, otherwise, the peculiarities of ancillary issues of agitations in the state are such that the governor only needs to act immediately rather than declaring curfew apparently because one or two governors did same.

 

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Where is buhari? all this happening before his very eyes and is just watching with pleasure because he felt he and his family are untouchable. Buhari still too big to address the people that voted for him... coward

This Government has failed it's Citizens. May God show mercy.

What does northerners tweets ending with SecureNorth SecureArewa means?Are the northerners trying to shield Buhari?Is this northern agenda to massacre other regions?Give attention to northerners responses of current situation. Know that soldiers shooting are mostly northerners?

news. Listen, this karma that has started will definitely offer you your share in due time. Watch out.

Can you people hear yourselves... 'You don't know if there was any casualty from yesterday's attack' Smiles.The media has always been a part of the corruption and crime in this country!Take it or leave it,you people promote all these things by editing thereby falsifying the real

Burn them all

EndSARS

We must continue... one Voice

What a country 💔💔

20-10-2020 will remain fresh in our memory and will be remembered yearly in our hearts wherever we are.

EndSARS EndPoliceBrutalityinNigeraNOW EndBadGoveranceInNigeria Our children we not suffer what we're suffering now. U better kill us all or u will run leave ur office. Nigeria is our country

After curfew we move EndPoliceBrutalityinNigeraNOW EndBadGoveranceInNigeria EndSARSImmediately EndkillingYouth

Very sad situation!

Arise and Fight Fight Fight..!!! Set fire on Government departments buildings let's end this once and for all..!!! Bring out the god of thunder, Ogun gods, Oya gods all the gods still living in Yoruba land bring them out and call on them to fight. RevolutionNow..!!!

More soul be anguished 😧 😭😭

MBuhari You have cost this nation a lot of damage already, and we the youth have raised to tell you that ENOUGHISENOUGH we can't sit back and watch u destroy the future of this great nation we are now saying buharimustresign.

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