"While the government has no plans to shut down the internet, it will work with stakeholders to regulate social media to curb abuse." - Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed.
"The irresponsible use of social media by some unscrupulous persons aggravated the violence that erupted in the wake of the #EndSARS protests and helped to precipitate the violence." - Lai Mohammed.
"Being a member of #EndSARS does not grant you immunity if you've broken the laws of the land." - Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed.
"The social media was used to guide arsonists and looters to certain properties, both public and private." Lai Mohammed.
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EXCLUSIVE: INEC has received a notice of petition to recall Hon. Mojisola Alli-Macaulay (@mamaamuwo), member representing Amuwo Odofin Constituency I, from the Lagos House of Assembly.
The petition was received by INEC on Monday, November 2.
2. The army says there was a plot by sponsors of the #EndSARS protests to rope the institution into their grand plot
Colonel Sagir Musa Acting Director, Army Public Relations, says “the plan was to embark on massive propaganda to discredit the military and the government..."
3. There was nothing like a massacre in Lekki, the army insists, and if there was one, the army wasn't involved in it
Major Osoba Olaniyi, who is the Acting Deputy Director, 81 Division of the Army Public Relations, says reports that soldiers killed peaceful protesters....
It has become necessary for me to address you having heard from many concerned Nigerians and having concluded a meeting with all the Security Chiefs."- President Buhari
"I must warn those who have hijacked and misdirected the initial, genuine and well-intended protest of some of our youths in parts of the country, against the excesses of some members of the now-disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS)."-President Buhari
"On Monday 12th October, I acknowledged the genuine concerns and agitations of members of the public regarding the excessive use of force by some members of SARS." -President Buhari