picture courtesy: @ManUtdInPidgin
Barely 24 hours after the Inspector-General of Police,
Mohammed Adamu dissolved the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS),
Nigerians are not done with their demands for the scrapping of the
unit.
Nigerians in their numbers across the country took to the
streets on Monday morning blocking the roads, forcing commuters and motorists on their way
to work to a standstill.
Some of the protesters have expressed their displeasure on
social media calling for an end to SARS, reforms in the police, the
release of some of the protesters that were arrested by the police
during last week’s protests, prosecution of the officers that
killed these victims, and compensation for the families of the
deceased.
They are also calling for an end to police brutality, insisting
that President Muhammadu Buhari should make the pronouncement
disbanding SARS by way of an executive order.
Abuja
According to the protesters, this is not the first time the IGP
would announce measures to rein in the SARS operatives, but such a
decision had gone without any effect in the past.
Nigerians, especially the youths, had marched in the streets of
major cities across the country for the most part of last week.
The protests also took place outside the shores of Nigeria, in
the UK, where Nigerian youths gathered outside the country’s high
commission in London to make the same demand.
See Tweets Below:
#SARSMustEnd EbuteMeta
– Immediate
release of all arrested protesters – Justice for all deceased
victims – Independent body to oversee the investigation &
prosecution of erring officers – Psychological evaluation &
retraining of disbanded SARS – Increase Police salary
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(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});— EiE Nigeria (@EiENigeria) October 12, 2020
These protests are not like any other
protests this govt has seen. This one is leaderless. The day some
want to stop is the day others want to march.Eat the humble pie and come and meet their needs. Listen to
their demands. You have everything to lose. They don’t
#SARSMUSTEND— Aisha Yesufu (@AishaYesufu) October 12, 2020
Protests building up in Abuja, Ilorin &
Jos. More cities loading.In Lagos, VI-Lekki-Epe Exp. has been blocked since 6:00 a.m.
Traffic from Island & Mainland further grounded after
thousands streamed to the Lekki-Ikoyi Bridge.Our continuing coverage: https://t.co/0QUVQm45R2
— Peoples Gazette (@GazetteNGR) October 12, 2020
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Plateau
A group with the name Plateau Youth movement has joined the
ongoing protest along the streets of Jos metropolis.
The protesters displaying placards with different inscriptions
are calling for the immediate release of all arrested protesters as
well as demanding justice for all deceased victims or police
brutality and appropriate compensation for their families.
Other demands include the setting up of an independent body to
oversee the investigation of police misconduct and increase in
Police salary so that they are adequately compensated for
protecting the lives and properties of citizens.
