#EndSARS: Soldiers deployed to Abuja over #ENDSARS protests

Soldiers have been deployed to the streets of Abuja to arrest
the escalating #ENDSARS protests.

The protests in Abuja have in some cases have got out of hand
with suspected hoodlums attacking protesters as well as pro-SARS
groups.

The situation has often led to clashes that leave several
persons injured with vehicles and other property damaged.

There have been reports that a protester, who was stabbed by one
of such hoodlums, died in a hospital.

Around the popular AYA Roundabout where the protesters had
planned to block on Monday, armed soldiers were seen patrolling to
ensure flow of traffic.

They mounted barricades as they tried to manage the
situation.

There were reports of similar scenarios in other parts of the
city as the protesters divide themselves into groups and operate
from various locations.

The Nigerian Army recently announced ‘Operation Crocodile Smile’
will kick off from October 20 to December 31.

Though the Army Spokesperson Col Musa Sagir has said the
exercise has no relationship with any lawful protest under any
guise whatsoever, many have insinuated it was meant to break the
protests.

Soldiers have been deployed to the streets of Abuja to arrest
the escalating #ENDSARS protests.

The protests in Abuja have in some cases have got out of hand
with suspected hoodlums attacking protesters as well as pro-SARS
groups.

The situation has often led to clashes that leave several
persons injured with vehicles and other property damaged.

There have been reports that a protester, who was stabbed by one
of such hoodlums, died in a hospital.

Around the popular AYA Roundabout where the protesters had
planned to block on Monday, armed soldiers were seen patrolling to
ensure flow of traffic.

They mounted barricades as they tried to manage the
situation.

There were reports of similar scenarios in other parts of the
city as the protesters divide themselves into groups and operate
from various locations.

The Nigerian Army recently announced ‘Operation Crocodile Smile’
will kick off from October 20 to December 31.

Though the Army Spokesperson Col Musa Sagir has said the
exercise has no relationship with any lawful protest under any
guise whatsoever, many have insinuated it was meant to break the
protests.