Soldiers went to Lekki tollgate with live bullets – General

The Commander of 81 Military Intelligence Brigade, Victoria Island, Lagos, Brigadier General Ahmed Taiwo, has explained that Phase Four of military internal security operation, which was deployed at the Lekki tollgate on the night October 20, involved the use of both live and blank ammunition.

He said the soldiers took live bullets to the scene for the purpose of self defence

Taiwo said a portion of the troops that operated at the tollgate on that night were indeed armed with live bullets.

We’re not allowed to release bodies of #ENDSARS protesters — Mainland Hospital

The management of Mainland Hospital, Lagos, says it received a directive from the state Ministry of Health not to release corpses of suspected #ENDSARS 

protesters.

Our correspondent visited the Mainland Hospital after the Chief Coroner of Lagos State, Mrs. Mojisola Dada,via a public announcement, directed relatives who had lost loved ones between October 19th and 27thto visit the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital to identify and claim bodies of their loved ones.

Gbajabiamila Confirms Death Of Vendor Shot By His Security Aide, Suspends Officer

The Speaker of the House of Representative, Femi Gbajabiamila has confirmed the death of a newspaper vendor shot by one of his security aides on Thursday.

Gbajabiamila who, in a series of tweets on his official handle in the early hours of Friday, narrated how the incident took place, explained that the vendor was hit by a stray bullet meant to disperse a crowd when he went to greet newspaper vendors while leaving the National Assembly.

Perm Sec, Others Face Dismissal Over Kogi Bread Tax

Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has ordered the Head of Service, Mrs  Deborah Ogunmola, to issue queries to those responsible for the controversial bread tax in Confluence State, including the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Usman A. Ibrahim.

Governor Bello announced this on Tuesday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, while fielding questions from State House reporters shortly after a brief meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari.

#EndSARS: Fashola discovers mystery camera at Lekki Toll Gate

The Minister for Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola on Sunday, discovered a hidden camera at the Lekki Toll Gate, Admiralty Circle, in Lagos.

Fashola, led a Federal Government delegation on the directive of  President Muhammadu Buhari to commiserate with the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu over the loss of lives and destruction of properties in the violence that rocked the state last week.

#EndSARS: Buhari sends ministers to woo stakeholders in home states

President Muhammadu Buhari has sent his ministers to their home states in a move to douse tensions that resulted from the #ENDSARS protests, the crisis that succeeded them and then sell the Federal government’s decision to ensure police reforms and other issues the youths raised.

I wanted to share looted palliatives on my birthday – Lagos lawmaker, SOB Agunbiade

A lawmaker, Sanai Agunbiade aka SOB, has reacted to the invasion of his residence by hoodlums.

Agunbiade is the Majority Leader of Lagos State House of Assembly.

On Friday, an irate mob stormed his house in Ikorodu and carted away COVID-19 palliatives.

Agunbiade (Ikorodu Constituency 1), in a statement on Saturday, described the incident as a planned attack.