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The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) on Sunday said that not all the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) operatives were callous and vicious. Youths calling for a total overhaul of the Nigeria Police Force have launched an online radio, Soro Soke. Below are top news.

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The leaders of the National Assembly, Senate President Ahmad Lawal and Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila have urged EndSARS protesters to stop their protests. They said that it is time for them to stop the protests because their demands have been met by the president.The NASS leaders stated this shortly after a meeting with the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), concerning the protests.

 

Some Nigerians protesting against police brutality in their home country were dispersed at the Nigerian Embassy in Cairo, Egypt, and later arrested on Sunday. However, Chairman, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri, had immediately denied the Nigerian government involvement in the Nigerians’ arrest.

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The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has asked #EndSARS protesters to leave the streets, saying the federal government has heard their complaints. Speaking after meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday, the nation’s number four citizen said government needs time to implement the demands of the protesters.

 

The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) on Sunday said that not all the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) operatives were callous and vicious. The group’s Director, Prof. Ishaq Akintola, made the remarks in a statement made available to the newsmen in Lagos. He said that the participants in the #EndSARS protests should be reminded that some SARS operatives had contributed immensely to the war against criminality.

 

The National Examination Council postponed Paper I Computer Studies Practical’s scheduled for Monday, October 19, 2020, until November 16 This was contained in a statement by the Head, Information and Public Relations Division, NECO, Azeez Sani, on Sunday. Sani said the decision was taken because of the ongoing #ENDSARS protests, affecting the human and vehicular movement.

 

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The Protest against police brutality, extortion, and extrajudicial killings is gaining more grounds as it has spread to London, Coventry, Edinburgh, and Nottingham. The organisers of the protests made this known in an awareness image shared on social media. The message on the image showed that the protests will be organised at several locations on Sunday.

 

Youths calling for a total overhaul of the Nigeria Police Force have launched an online radio, Soro Soke. The channel, through effective and immediate communication, is expected to aid the coordination of #EndSARS protests nationwide. When our correspondent tuned in to the station around 1pm on Sunday, programmes and live reports of missing and found #EndSARS

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Manchester United boss, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, named captain, Harry Maguire, as the player that led his team to defeat Newcastle United 4-1 in the Premier League on Saturday night. Solskjaer said that Maguire was inspirational during the match against Newcastle, adding that the defender leads by example.

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