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A throwback video of controversial Nigerian musician, Portable, taken during the end SARS protest has resurfaced online. In the hilarious video, Portable was spotted lying on his back and making funny sounds while being interviewed by some journalists. Some passers-by who gathered at the scene to watch Portable laughed loudly while others just shook their …
Lagos governor, Jide Sanwo-Olu, has rejected demands to compensate an Uber driver who was tortured during the EndSARS memorial. A Federal High Court in Lagos had on March 14, 2023 ordered the Lagos State Government to pay the sum of N5 Million as compensation to Adedotun Clement, an Uber driver who was severely tortured on October 20, 2021 at the Lekki Toll-Gate during the first EndSARS anniversary.
Clement was carrying a passenger to Lagos Mainland when he encountered a gridlock at the Lekki Toll-Gate during a protest to commemorate the first anniversary of EndSARS. He was tortured and pepper-sprayed by officers of the Lagos State Neighborhood Safety Agency and policemen. The attack on the Uber driver was captured on video and reported by television stations and newspapers, and attracted a nationwide condemnation. Human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, filed a lawsuit against the Lagos State Government and the Nigeria Police Force to seek redress. Following the judgment, Effiong wrote a letter Governor Sanwo-Olu on March 16, 2023 demanding compliance with the judgment. However, the governor refused to act on the demand. The Lagos State Government has now filed an appeal at the Court of Appeal in Lagos against the judgment. In a Notice of Appeal filed on Tuesday, March 21, 2023, but served on Friday, March 23, signed by Dr. Babajide Martins, the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) in the Lagos State Ministry of Justice, the government said there was no evidence that the Uber driver was tortured.
A young man identified as Kelvin Haruna reportedly regains freedom from prison following his arrest during the EndSars protest.
It would be recalled that the EndSARs protest took place across the country on October 20, 2020, which trailed controversies of lives lost while some protesters were arrested. A video making the rounds on social media captured the narration of a man who claimed he alongside 11 others was recently released from Kikiri Prison. Haruna alleged that he was abandoned without being tried until a few days before the gubernatorial election.
Haruna was released on the 15th of March, 2023, and his narration has since stirred mixed reactions across social media space. See some reactions below … themariepeter: “This is so unfair and people are till saying it’s ok to vote this same guy…na wa ooo” yaboi_blavck: “And una still Dey shout vote sonwo olu make una vote right no allow any influencer deceive us we know who’s right let’s just vote right” missoyinn: “And then someone would come and say “put end sars aside sanwo olu did well” 2 freaking years without trial!!!. It can never be well with them” blessingdidi: “I believe there are many more like him too in prison….it shall not be well with bad government who doesn’t care about the people 😢” Watch the video below …
#EndSars: I was Once Harassed By SARS – KennyBlaq Reveals Amidst Protest