12 February 2026/News/SUNTV Global Channel reporting
The #EndBadGovernance Movement in Lagos State has taken its campaign beyond Nigeria’s borders, submitting an international petition over alleged police brutality, forced evictions, and violent demolitions across several communities in the state.
In a formal appeal sent to major global human rights organisations — including Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), UN Special Rapporteurs, and the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) — the group called for an urgent international investigation into what it described as “state-backed human rights violations” in Lagos.
According to the petition, signed by movement leaders Comrade Adegboyega Adeniji and Comrade Blessing Osugba, the world must not ignore what they termed a growing pattern of police violence and forced displacement of vulnerable residents.
The group cited the alleged assault of human rights activist Hassan Taiwo, popularly known as Soweto, during a peaceful protest on January 28, 2026. The demonstration was organised to oppose demolitions and evictions affecting communities such as Makoko, Oworoshoki, Owode-Onirin, Bariga, Ajegunle, and other waterfront settlements.
The petition specifically accused the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, CP Moshood Jimoh, of overseeing the operation during which Soweto was allegedly attacked. It claimed medical examinations, including MRI and chest X-ray results, confirmed he sustained serious injuries consistent with severe physical assault.
The movement further alleged that armed police officers have been providing protection to land grabbers while suppressing peaceful protesters resisting demolitions.
It also claimed that more than 50 people — including women and infants — have died in incidents linked to eviction disputes and demolition exercises across Lagos communities. The group alleged that some victims were exposed to excessive tear gas, shot with live ammunition, or killed while resisting displacement.
Describing the situation as involving extrajudicial killings and torture, the petition argued that the reported actions violate both Nigeria’s Constitution and international human rights laws guaranteeing the rights to life, peaceful assembly, freedom of expression, and protection from inhuman treatment.
The group also accused the Lagos State Government under Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of supporting the demolitions and deploying state security forces despite existing court orders.
Among its demands, the movement called for an independent, transparent, and internationally supervised investigation into the alleged abuses, including the assault on Soweto. It also urged international bodies to hold officials accountable, recommending that both the police commissioner and the governor face scrutiny, including possible travel restrictions pending investigation outcomes.
The group said it is prepared to submit medical records, eyewitness accounts, and video evidence to both national and international investigators.
SUNTV Global will continue to monitor developments and reactions from government authorities and human rights organisations regarding the allegations.
