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Court of Appeal declares Police Act unconstitutional, voids recruitment of 10,000 constables
The Court of Appeal has declared the Police Act 2020 as unconstitutional as it affects the constitutional mandate of the Police Service Commission.
The Act was enacted in September this year.
The court ruled that the…
Zulum asks FG to deploy former SARS operatives to Borno
Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has called on the Federal Government to deploy personnel of the dissolved Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS) to Borno State to complement the efforts of the army in the fight against Boko Haram.…
Army arrests Fachii, Gana’s second-in-command
The Nigerian Army on Tuesday arrested Kumaor Fachii, the second-in-command to Benue militant leader, Terwase Akwaza, who is popularly known as Gana.
Gana was killed last month in Benue State by the Army Special Forces.…
Some people have made billions from #EndSARS protest – Sowore
Publisher of Sahara Reporters and activist, Omoyele Sowore, on Tuesday said some individuals made billions of naira from negotiations aimed at putting an end to the #EndSARS protests.
Sowore made the claim while reacting to…
#EndSARS: Nobody’s blood should be spilled says Jonathan
Even as thousands of youths continue to protest against police brutality nationwide, former President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday warned the protesters against spilling anybody’s blood in the process.
In a Facebook post, the…
23 killed in fresh Mali attacks
In what has been seen as the deadliest ambush since military officers seized power in August, no fewer than 23 persons were on Tuesday killed in series of attacks in Central Mali.
Overnight, militants raided a military outpost…
I started #EndSARS protest before any other person – Wike
After initially banning the #EndSARS protests in the state last night, Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State on Tuesday make a U-turn as he not only joined the protest in Port-Harcourt but also demanded for the total reform of the…
Just in: SWAT replaces SARS as IGP orders ex-operatives to report for medical examination in Abuja
Barely twenty-four hours after the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) was disbanded, the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu on Tuesday set up the Special Weapons and Tactics Team that will replace the dissolved unit.…
Borno CSOs rally against disbandment of SARS
By Michy Abraham in Maiduguri
Hundreds of pro-SARS protesters on Tuesday took to the streets of Maiduguri, the Borno State capital demanding the reinstatement of the recently dissolved Special Anti-Robbery Squad.
The Inspector General…
#EndSARS: Again, Presidency yields to demand of protesters
Determined to end the ongoing nationwide protests against police brutality, the Presidency on Tuesday again yielded to the demands of the protesters as the Presidential Panel on the Reform of the now-disbanded Special Anti-Robbery…