BREAKING: #EndSARS: Davido, Pastor Sam Adeyemi, Falz, Aisha, Adeyanju, Burna Boys, 2face, 34 others dragged to court over protests

Emmanuel AmudaNovember 10, 2020

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Davido, Pastor Sam Adeyemi, Falz, Aisha, Adeyanju, Burna Boys, 2face, 34 others dragged to court over protests

The Senior Pastor of Daystar Christian Centre, Sam Adeyemi, singer David Adeleke popularly known as Davido and Burna Boy have been dragged to court over their involvement in the End SARS protests.

Also dragged before the Federal Capital High, FCT, High Court is Aisha Yesufu, Deji Adeyanju, Folarin Falana also known as Falz, Yemi Alade.

Others listed as defendants include Damini Ogulu known as Burna Boy, Peter and Paul Okoye, Innocent ‘2Baba’ Idibia, Bankole Wellington, Michael Ajereh known as Don Jazzy and Debo Adebayo fondly known as Mr Macaroni.

The list also includes Senior Pastor, Daystar Christian Centre, Sam Adeyemi, former Super Eagles captain, Kanu Nwankwo; activist Deji Adeyanju, Yul Edochie and Uche Jombo.

An activist, Kenechukwu Okeke, instituted a suit against the 50 people behind the End SARS protests.

The activist said between October 28 and October 30, 2020 the defendants used their twitter accounts to conspire amongst themselves to “commit misdemeanor, to wit promoting or acting in such a manner with intent to assist in the promotion of an unlawful assembly under the guise or composition of #EndSARS”.

Okeke claimed that the offence was punishable under Section 97 (2) of the Penal Code Act, C53 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004.

“That 1 to 50 accused persons with intent to carry out some common purpose, assemble in such a manner, or, being assembled under the composition of “#EndSARS”, as to cause persons in the Federal Capital Territory.

Abuja to fear on reasonable grounds that such assembly needlessly and without any reasonable occasion may provoke other persons tumultuously to disturb the peace.

”Properties (movable) belonging to the complainant was egregiously destroyed by some riotous and tumultuous person (s) instigated and incited by the 1 to 50 accused persons.

A wave of street protests swept across Nigeria in October as young people poured out to demand an end to police brutality and bad governance in the country.

In a bid to break the peaceful demonstrations, the government sent in armed thugs and security operatives, who unleashed terror on the people.

The climax came on October 20 when the Lagos State Government drafted in soldiers of the Nigerian Army to attack demonstrators at the Lekki Toll Gate area of the state.

According to Amnesty International, over 10 persons lost their lives following the attack by the soldiers.

A Judicial Panel of Inquiry has been established by the Lagos Government to unravel the incident of October 20 and brutality by personnel of the now disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad.