However, the Lagos State Police Command denied using live bullets during their encounter with the protesters.

Spokesman for the command, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, described the allegation as a calculated attempt to create confusion and fears in the minds of the people of Lagos State and the country at large.

“The command did not fire a single live bullet at Ojota rally today,” he said.

He added: “The said corpse was found wrapped and abandoned at a distance far from Ojota venue of the rally, behind MRS Filling Station, inward Maryland, on the other side of the venue, with dried blood stains suggesting that the corpse is not fresh.

“After a close look at the corpse, a wound suspected to have been sustained from a sharp object was seen on it.

“The news is false and mischievous. The command therefore urges the public to disregard the news and go about their lawful normal daily activities while investigation to unravel the incident will commence immediately.

“The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, CP Hakeem Odumosu, commiserates with the family of the found deceased and assures that thorough investigation will be carried out.

“The command equally wishes to warn against the spread or peddling of fake and unconfirmed stories as such could be dangerous and counterproductive.”

Source: 

https://thenationonlineng.net/teenage-trader-killed-as-yoruba-nation-agitators-hold-lagos-rally/ 

A petition to make ID a requirement for social media accounts has hit more than 650,000 signatures in the wake of trolls targeting England’s Euro 2020 stars.

The petition, however, was first raised by Katie Price and later other celebrities like Love Island and Laura Whitmore supported, calling for personal accounts on social media networks like  Facebook and Twitter to be linked to a verified form of identification.

According to them, this proactive measure, if implemented,  would help to prevent harmful activity across the various platforms and it would also help to provide traceable and reliable identity of a user if an offence is committed.

As at the time of this post, the petition have recorded over 600,000 signatures. This petition became necessary because some England players like Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho, and Bukayo Saka were racially abused on social media after missing penalties during the Euro 2020 final on Sunday.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson then held showdown talks with social media firms yesterday, demanding they ‘up their game’ over the abuse suffered by the Three Lions stars.