EXCLUSIVE: Federal government begins compilation of #EndSARS protesters on no-fly list
The interior ministry has started singling out key members of the historic #EndSARS movement for profiling, Peoples Gazette can report.

Nigerians’ they suspected of energising the #EndSARS movement that loomed across the country last month, officials told Peoples Gazette on Monday, in a move that could drive a wedge of mutual suspicions in ongoing negotiations between the government and the protesters.

Three officials with distinct but corroborative knowledge of the government’s plans told the Gazette in separate interviews on Monday that the federal interior minister was responsible for the controversial list.

Officials did not immediately accuse the protesters of any crime, but the ministry started collating the list nearly two weeks ago, an official said, and the Gazette only became aware of its existence on Monday morning.

Two sources at the State Security Service told the Gazette that the interior ministry, under Rauf Aregbesola, requested from the secret police whether or not it had a profile of key supporters of the protests.

The immigration office is domiciled under the interior ministry, and a senior official said the ministry planned to forward names of “hundreds of Nigerians” who should be targeted for overseas journey.

“We told the ministry that we have not started compiling a list of the protesters because we did not get a presidential directive to do so as of that time,” the official said. “But the ministry went on on its own to start collating a list for enforcement.”

Another SSS official attached to civil aviation told the Gazette that the list was yet to be formally circulated, but six people suspected of participating in #EndSARS were already prevented from traveling last week.

“I know six people have been prevented from travelling to Europe and Dubai because of the troubles they put the government through with their campaign against security workers,” the official said. “The immigration people are already doing their own work, but we have not received any list from the headquarters.”

A preliminary interior ministry ‘no fly’ document seen by the Gazette included a man who was a key voice in #EndSARS. His passport was issued in Atlanta, United States, in February 2016, but the Gazette has left out his name and passport number on legal advice.


EXCLUSIVE: Federal government begins compilation of #EndSARS protesters on no-fly list
The interior ministry has started singling out key members of the historic #EndSARS movement for profiling, Peoples Gazette can report.

PEOPLES GAZETTE • NOVEMBER 3, 2020
President Muhammadu Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari
Nigerian authorities have started collating a no-fly list of ‘hundreds of Nigerians’ they suspected of energising the #EndSARS movement that loomed across the country last month, officials told Peoples Gazette on Monday, in a move that could drive a wedge of mutual suspicions in ongoing negotiations between the government and the protesters.

Three officials with distinct but corroborative knowledge of the government’s plans told the Gazette in separate interviews on Monday that the federal interior minister was responsible for the controversial list.

Officials did not immediately accuse the protesters of any crime, but the ministry started collating the list nearly two weeks ago, an official said, and the Gazette only became aware of its existence on Monday morning.

Two sources at the State Security Service told the Gazette that the interior ministry, under Rauf Aregbesola, requested from the secret police whether or not it had a profile of key supporters of the protests.


The immigration office is domiciled under the interior ministry, and a senior official said the ministry planned to forward names of “hundreds of Nigerians” who should be targeted for overseas journey.

“We told the ministry that we have not started compiling a list of the protesters because we did not get a presidential directive to do so as of that time,” the official said. “But the ministry went on on its own to start collating a list for enforcement.”

Another SSS official attached to civil aviation told the Gazette that the list was yet to be formally circulated, but six people suspected of participating in #EndSARS were already prevented from traveling last week.

“I know six people have been prevented from travelling to Europe and Dubai because of the troubles they put the government through with their campaign against security workers,” the official said. “The immigration people are already doing their own work, but we have not received any list from the headquarters.”



A preliminary interior ministry ‘no fly’ document seen by the Gazette included a man who was a key voice in #EndSARS. His passport was issued in Atlanta, United States, in February 2016, but the Gazette has left out his name and passport number on legal advice.

SSS Officers (Credit: Premium Times)
SSS Officers (Credit: Premium Times)
The two SSS officials and a senior interior ministry official who confirmed the compilation to the Gazette sought anonymity to discuss it. One of them described the compilation as “a matter of federal emergency,” on Monday morning.

On November 1, another key strategist for #EndSARS Modupe Chizoba Odele was prevented from travelling out of Nigeria.

Ms. Odele, a law graduate of Columbia University with passport number B5006060, said her passport was confiscated at the Murtala Muhammad International Airport while traveling to the Maldives for her birthday on November 2.

Ms. Odele’s friends said she accused the Defence Intelligence Agency of being responsible for her botched trip, but the Gazette could not independently corroborate that claim between Sunday night and throughout Monday.

As a member of the Feminist Coalition, she initially asked that her matter should not be made public, but a newsletter she distributed on Monday night blew her ordeal on social media.

‘Subversive roles’

#EndSARS first became a rallying point against police brutality in 2017, when Nigerians used the hashtag to recount how they endured years of atrocities and corruption from the now-outlawed police special anti-robbery squad.

But the campaign only shot to worldwide prominence on October 8 when citizens decided it was time to finally rid society of the deadly and corrupt unit.

More than 150 million tweets were sent under the hashtag between October 8 and 23, promptly outstripping the prominent Black Lives Matter agitation in the United States.

President Muhammadu Buhari has yet to publicly disclose his personal estimation of the #EndSARS, but officials close to him have seen the movement as an attempt to force him out of power, the Gazette reported on October 22.

The president also appeared discomfited about the protests when on October 22 his cabinet failed to discuss the Lekki massacre of Lagos protesters by Nigerian soldiers on October 20.


A senior interior ministry official told the Gazette on Monday that the government was looking into personalities behind the #EndSARS movement, which remained largely decentralised.

“We want to be sure of the real motive of those who led the protests and raised money,” the senior official said. “We suspect some people might have played subversive roles in the suspicious campaign against the government.”

The official’s comments marked a sharp contrast from public statements of the government over the past three weeks. Senior administration officials, including Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, have publicly acknowledged #EndSARS as a dispassionate call for better policing.

Mr. Osinbajo also chaired a team of national economic council to look into all issues raised by #EndSARS protesters, days after he tendered a formal apology for police aggressions

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Bulhary is an evil relic.

if he do anyhow, walahi, he go see anyhow. This country, na we all get am

They should sue that raggedy beard unkept looking Alfa voodoo priest to Oblivion.


These are the same goats that were begging the US and EU to rescind sanctions on their ass now they are doing same to their own citizens.

You know "six people that were recently stopped from going to Dubai and Europe" in the last one week according to your report n they're celebrities but didn't say it on social media as usual but came directly to you and told you.

Please stop smoking cheap weed...

Thats too bad!!!!
This better be a joke ooo although i won't be surprised if it isn't........d way dis goverment dey carry us play for dis country don pass be kiafu tey tey

They should just put the entire youth on no fly list. Instead of addressing the issue ground, which include but not limited to;
1. Bad governance
2. Insecurity
3. Senators salaries reduction e.t.c.

They are busy chasing shadows, looking for who to black list.

Government problem tire me jare.

The end of this govt. is fast approaching

The Endsars protest has no leader. That's the major reason why it successful. It really shocked the government. Nigeria is a democracy. They should get their lawyers. It is against our human rights.

hmmm

If they have dual citizenship and hold a US passport they should go to the US embassy and lodge a complaint that the Nigerian govt has kidnapped them and isn't allowing them leave the shithole .


From there Seal Team 6 will descend on Aregberascal .

Just becos of peaceful protest they sent hoodlums to hijack. I'm fed up with this country

Okoroawusa:
You know "six people that were recently stopped from going to Dubai and Europe" in the last one week according to your report n they're celebrities but didn't say it on social media as usual but came directly to you and told you.

Please stop smoking cheap weed...

You are denying it now .


When it becomes official you will defend it.

Typical BMC roach

azmanaty2:
Bulhary is an evil relic.

if he do anyhow, walahi, he go see anyhow. This country, na we all get am

Mr.IPOBian empty chest-beater, Wike is currently doing "anyhow" and he is yet to see "anyhow". What's up with that? Empty braggart.

12Monkeys:


You are denying it now .


When it becomes official you will defend it.

Typical BMC roach

KwaraRodent, how market?

They want us back in the street abi?

Grayoso:


Mr.IPOBian empty chest-beater, Wike is currently doing "anyhow" and he is yet to see "anyhow". What's up with that? Empty braggart.

afonja skull miner, if ur relic president do anyhow, he go see anyhow. Tell am so

Grayoso:


KwaraRodent, how market?

Sawkata 3rd class citizen how the rugarization towards ilorinization of yaribanza land?

Grayoso:


Mr.IPOBian empty chest-beater, Wike is currently doing "anyhow" and he is yet to see "anyhow". What's up with that? Empty braggart.

See this nutterner from SW

azmanaty2:


afonja skull miner, if ur relic president do anyhow, he go see anyhow. Tell am so

Lol. Like how PMB saw "anyhow" when the Python, with booty bigger than Nengi, twerked in the SE ba? Empty chest-beater and Joker. Lol.

I don't trust people's gazzete. This would be excellent if true. You can't cause problems in Nigeria and then flee to a more secure country.

Na their faces be this

bubu is jerking on a barrel loaded with unstable ordinance, in this case a sh*t load of azidoazide , ennd sars was just an amuse bouche

helinues:
Na their faces be this

Dem don jakpa longest time as soon as protests got 'hot' . Lol. Ajebutter cowards all want to trend and 'fish' for followers.

As if most of these over-privileged hypocrites dont have at least 4 or 5 Nigerian police officers attached to them at all time including the period of insecurity when the protest was raging red hot.

helinues:
Na their faces be this

Enemies of the state.


They should all be rounded up in the dead of the night and summarily shot .

godofuck231:
bubu is jerking on a barrel loaded with unstable ordinance, in this case a sh*t load of azidoazide , ennd sars was just an amuse bouche

Lol. Too early to be drunk or high Nigga. What is wrong with you?

12Monkeys:


Enemies of the state.


They should all be rounded up in the dead of the night and summarily shot .

This I agree with you. My hand no dey make dem shoot dem though.

The foolish and gullible Nigerians they instigated to go and face the army are not savvy enough to know that most of these like-hungry and social media-obsessed hypocrites were all cowering in their Lekki mansions with a battalion of police officers at their gates when the protests turned ugly.

There goes the tyrannical government again.So they dont still agree people have the right to peaceful protest? Have they identified the hoodlums attacking protesters in Ikeja & Abuja?

So they rather choose to profile people that championed a disturbing national cause that govt never cared about? Well, hope the UK, US, UN & other relevant world bodies will also continue to profile them, their families, cronies, aides etc for sanctioning? They should continue because karma will pay everyone back in no time.

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12Monkeys:
Enemies of the state.They should all be rounded up in the dead of the night and summarily shot.

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Police is instrument of oppression by any government worldwide . Read history of police. Government is not ending police brutality soon. Sars has been replaced with swat! Endsars movement is another June 12 movement. There will be pockets of sporadic protests on issue of bad governance for years to come. Endsars movement will eventually lead to restructure of the country after many years. Do u know what? Blood everywhere. I see Nigeria on fire. Nigerians beware.

Grayoso:


Dem don jakpa longest time as soon as protests got 'hot' . Lol. Ajebutter cowards all want to trend and 'fish' for followers.

As if most of these over-privileged hypocrites dont have at least 4 or 5 Nigerian police officers attached to them at all time including the period of insecurity when the protjest was raging red hot.

The ministry of Interior must set up a special team to track down subversive elements who instigate uprisings against the state , the party and it's leadership and the supreme leader.

Their families should all be arrested and sent to reindoctrination concentration work camps and all security personnel and Patriots must assist in locating where these traitors are who when caught will be arraigned before a tribunal and then sumnarily executed publicly to serve as a deterrent to future dissidents.

In related news, every day at 12pm noon every worker, student and citizen will pause and recite the national anthem and pledge to the state and also say a minute prayer to the party and supreme leader. Anyone found wanting of this directive is to be arrested and sent to reindoctrination concentration work camps alongside their families.

Grayoso:


Lol. Like how PMB saw "anyhow" when the Python, with booty bigger than Nengi, twerked in the SE ba? Empty chest-beater and Joker. Lol.

This is stale now as we now have more recent swimmers from Ilesha