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EndSARS: Nnamdi Kanu, Falz, Burna Boy, Others Accused Of Using Fake News To Create Anarchy

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Nov 4, 2020.

Global Amnesty Watch, GAW have accused Nigerians of using fake news to create anarchy.
GAW accuses popular singer Falz, DJ Switch, Feminist Coalition, Burna Boy, Twitter founder Jack Dorsey and Nnamdi Kanu of misinforming Nigerians.
The rights groups called for the punishment of those named above.
Ekohotblog, November 4, 2020…

Following the EndSARS protests in Nigeria, the Global Amnesty Watch, GAW, and some rights groups have accused some celebrities of attempting to create anarchy by spreading fake news.

GAW named popular singer Falz, DJ Switch, Feminist Coalition, Burna Boy, Twitter founder Jack Dorsey and Nnamdi Kanu as some of those who are guilty of attempting anarchy in the country.

It is no news that during the protest, these celebrities especially Falz, DJ Switch were strong figures in the protest.

Recall that DJ Switch had accused soldiers of killing peaceful protesters in Lekki toll gate.

Contrary to the claims that the protest was peaceful before being hijacked by hoodlums, the rights groups in a memorandum sent to the Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry and Restitution with pieces of evidence stated that the Nigerian celebrities and international Non-Governmental Organisations, NGOs, incited violence through fake news.

The rights groups called for the punishment of those named in misinforming Nigerians that led to a “near-breakdown of law and order” that accompanied the EndSARS protests, particularly in Lagos State.

The memorandum was signed by Abdulmalik Alfa, Werigbelegha Zinake, Linda Etafia and Sadiq Abdullahi on behalf of International Human Rights Protection Forum (IHRPF), Centre for Human Rights Advancement in Nigeria (CHRAN), Global Integrity Crusade Network (GICN) and Make Nigeria Better Initiative (MNBI).

“The EndSARS protest across the country is assumed in many quarters to be without a leadership structure. While this position has been canvassed in numerous quarters, however, there seems to be a link with regards to the provision of logistic support to the protesters across the country. It is instructive to state that the EndSARS protest was funded from a well-concealed network that raised over N75 Million from donations from individuals in Nigerian and outside the shores of the country through a group called The Feminist Coalition,” the memorandum reads in part.

They also absolved the military of “any wrongdoing at Lekki toll gate, Lagos or anywhere in the country.”

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