End SARS: Fresh Protests Resume in Lagos, Ibadan

Protesters on Monday hit streets of Lagos demanding the release of all detained protesters and unfreezing of their accounts by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).

End SARS: Fresh Protests Resume in Lagos, Ibadan
End SARS Protesters

The second wave of End SARS protest has commenced in Lagos and Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State.

Protesters on Monday hit streets of Lagos demanding the release of all detained protesters and unfreezing of their accounts by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).

The Demonstrators have returned to Lekki toll plaza, the scene of the military shooting currently under probe.

The placards read: “We are not fighting for any political party”, “#End Bad Judiciary in Nigeria”, ” #End fake judicial panel of Inquiry”, “Unfreeze all the frozen account”, ” We are Nigerian youths” among others.

Teams of policemen and soldiers are around to forestall a breakdown of law and order.

Security has been heightened at other flashpoints in Lagos, Nigeria’s biggest city.

On Sunday, the police reiterated its ban on gatherings, warning that such might be hijacked by unscrupulous elements.

The End SARS protest initially commenced on October 8 in Lagos. The youth-led outcry spread to other states.

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For nearly two weeks, agitators demanded for an end to police brutality. Their resilience forced the police to scrap the notorious unit, Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS).

But the protest went awry from October 21, one day after the Lekki shooting. Hoodlums, in many states, targeted attack on residences and businesses.

Several public and private property were looted or set on fire.

According to the federal government, the civil disorder, which lasted about a week, caused the death of 100, civilians and security operatives.