MALIAN ARMY WITHDRAWS FROM KEY TESSALIT MILITARY CAMP. (PHOTO).

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 Malian army withdraws from key Tessalit military camp: sources Mali’s army and its Russian mercenary allies have surrendered Camp Tessalit, a strategic military post in the north, multiple sources told the AFP news agency on Friday. An official from the Tuareg-led separatist group claimed soldiers and mercenaries at the camp had "surrendered", following a fierce fight over the weekend. Simultaneous attacks in Mali by militants linked to Al Qaeda and separatist Tuareg rebels on April 25 showed how fighters ​from different groups with different goals were able to strike at the heart of the West African country's military government. Gunfire and explosions were reported in the capital Bamako and around a large military base outside the capital, as well as Gao and central areas, as gunfire continuing in the northern city of Kidal. Defence minister Sadio Camara was killed at his residence in Kati, a garrison town near the capital, Bamako, following the fierce weekend fighting...

THE YOUTHS HAVE BEEN TAKEN FOR GRANTED BY LEADERS FOR TOO LONG-GOV. ABIODUN.{PHOTOS}.#PRESS RELEASE.

 

When I addressed #EndSARS campaigners in Abeokuta earlier today, I expressed my strong dissatisfaction with how the youth have been taken for granted by leaders for too long, which is the root of the current widespread protests across the Country.
Thankfully, our persistent demands don't end with the disbandment of the SARS. It is just the beginning. The people have said they want a total reform which thankfully too, the President has shown genuine commitment to.
Police brutality is a systemic evil that must be taken seriously, so other State Governors and I are already working out how to address the menace in each of our states to complement what is being done at the centre.
Even as we wait keenly but patiently for the reforms to be actualised, let's rest assured that Ogun State will always listen to her people. As we have not pressed charges against over 30 arrested but now free protesters, we never will.

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