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LEAVE THE ROAD AND LET’S DIALOGUE, SANWO-OLU APPEALS TO PROTESTERS   •Lagos Governor Asks Youths To Be Part Of Police Reforms   Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has, again, appealed to the youths demonstrating against police brutality in the State to leave the roads and embrace the dialogue for the resolution of their agitations.   The Governor, on Monday, said the State Government had shown sincerity and willingness to address all concerns raised by the protesters, given the actions taken so far, including the constitution of the Judicial Panel of Inquiry and setting up of compensation funds for the victims. Sanwo-Olu made the appeal during the swearing-in of members of the Judicial Panel of Inquiry and Restitution at the State House in Marina. The Govern...

AN OPEN LETTER TO PROTESTERS OF #EndSARS A PLEA TO THE PROTESTERS by VETERAN JOURNALIST RICHARD AKINNOLA 11   I make this plea as someone who has been in the different layers of the struggle for over 30 years, particularly against the military. So, I’m speaking from experience. Banger no be bullet. My position might be unpopular in a time of angst but I’m saying this with great conviction. A popular struggle is not a 100 meter dash; it’s a marathon. You fight, you pause, you engage, and you re-strategise.   This Endsars struggle has been substantially successful and l give kudos to all those that keyed into it. However, in any struggle of this nature, there is a time of reassessment, against the backdrop of the concessions made by the other side. At this stage, it is tim...

SANWO-OLU TO MEET PRESIDENT BUHARI TOMORROW, AS VIOLENCE CREEPS INTO ENDSARS PROTEST IN LAGOS The Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu addressed  Demonstrators on the highway in Lekki, Lagos today. For the third time in about 10 days, Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has identified with the protests against the dissolved Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). The Governor braved all odds on Monday to address the protesters in Lekki where crowds of youths camped and blocked the expressway. He urged them to be decorous and peaceful while expressing their grievances against the excessive use of force by SARS. Sanwo-Olu left the weekly meeting of the State Executive Council and moved to address the EndSARS protesters. The Governor told the demonstrators that their protest ...

#EndSARS: LAGOS DEPUTY GOVERNOR ENGAGES PROTESTERS IN ALAUSA, ADVISES THEM NOT TO BE DESTRUCTIVE •Hamzat Conveys State’s Position On Police Brutality The Government of Lagos State has advised youths protesting alleged brutality by operatives of Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) - an operational outfit in the Police Force - to be civil, as they demonstrated in the State to express their grievances. Deputy Governor, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, on Friday, shelved official engagements and obliged the request to address aggrieved #EndSARS protesters who besieged the State House in Alausa. As the Deputy Governor arrived at the scene, some of the demonstrators engaged in intense arguments with the Government House police guards deployed to keep the peace. The operatives did not harass any of them...