From Festac, Ikoyi, Ikorodu, to
Lekki, the demand was the same – #EndSARS! #EndSARS!! #EndSARS!!! –
as Lagosians continued the #EndSARS protests, calling for the
scrapping of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS).
On Saturday, the protests spiralled into various cities in
Nigeria with agitators carrying placards saying, “We are being
haunted in our country #EndSARS, #EndSarsImmediately.”
The protesters took their agitations to various locations in the
country and had in Lagos, kept vigil at the State House of Assembly
for multiple nights to press home their demands.
In Abuja, the #EndSARS protesters were at the Nigeria Police
Force headquarters, demanding to speak with the Inspector General,
Mohammed Adamu.
The protests, however, took a different dimension as a young man
identified as Jimoh Isiaq was shot in Ogbomosho, Oyo State on
Saturday.
“I have received with deep sadness the news of the passing of
one of our children, Jimoh Isiaka, who was shot during the ENDSARS
protest in Ogbomoso,” Governor Seyi Makinde said on Saturday. “He
later died at Bowen University Teaching Hospital, Ogbomoso, earlier
today.”
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The protests equally extended to other parts of the nation,
including Bayelsa State, Anambra, Ogun State, Abuja, Delta, Kaduna
and other parts of Nigeria.
In recent times, the activities of the police unit have come
under scrutiny and several members of the squad have been found
guilty of using their position of authority to trample on the
rights of citizens, especially the youths.
The youths are decrying the constant harassment in the hands of
SARS operatives, lamenting the rate at which many young creatives
are being battered and killed by the ‘ruthless’ police officers in
the squad.
The protest has drawn attention from both Nigerian and
international celebrities including Trey Songz, Cardi B, Chance The
Rapper, Big Sean, John Boyega amongst others.
Following the outrage that the protest generated, President
Muhammadu Buhari has asked the Inspector General of Police Mohammed
Adamu to address the concerns of Nigerians.
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