Tag: Lekki Toll Gate

  • States’ Judicial Panel Submit #EndSARS Reports

    States’ Judicial Panel Submit #EndSARS Reports

    In what was tagged to be a non-partisan solidarity demonstration against excessive abuse of authority, Nigeria youths in October 2020 championed a nationwide protest demanding the dissolution of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) over its extra-judicial brutalities against the youth. Although the protest started in 2016 when Nigerian activists, youths and celebrities signed a petition…

  • Insight On The Implications Of Re-Opening The Lekki Toll Gate

    Insight On The Implications Of Re-Opening The Lekki Toll Gate

    On Saturday, February 7, 2020, the nine-man Lagos State Judiciary Panel authorised the reopening of the Lekki Toll Plaza just days after the Nigerian Army pulled out of the panel of inquiry. While the panel approved the re-opening of the toll, youth representatives on the panel have protested, insisting the toll gate “remains shut”. A…