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Lagos On A Total Lockdown As #EndSARS Protesters Took Over The Roads (PHOTOS)
The #EndSARS protest which is currently ongoing across the country has taken a new dimension on Monday as youths block the Lekki, VI, Ajah road access, virtually all roads in Lagos were blocked as the protesters made sure that no vehicle goes in or not irrespective of your post, calibre or position.
The traffic jam experienced in some areas in Lagos practically makes the road to be on a total standstill.
According to reports, road users spend at least 6 hours on a route that normally lasts 30-40 minutes.
These are photos from the lockdown in Lagos.
End Special Anti-Robbery Squad (End SARS) or #EndSARS is a social movement in Nigeria that started on Twitter calling for banning of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, a unit of the Nigerian Police Force. It is a call to end police oppression and brutality in Nigeria. The protests started as a social media campaign using the hashtag #ENDSARS to demand Nigeria’s government to scrap and end the deployment of Nigeria Police Force Special Anti-Robbery Squad, popularly known as SARS. Nigerians have shared both stories and video evidence of how members of SARS engaged in kidnapping, murder, theft, rape, torture, unlawful arrests, high-handedness, humiliation, unlawful detention, extrajudicial killings, and extortion.
SARS officers profile youths largely based on appearance, mount illegal roadblocks, stop and search, arrest without warrant, rape women, extort young Nigerians for driving exotic vehicles and using iPhones. While some claimed victory as the Nigerian Police Force dissolved the Special Anti-Robbery Squad on Sunday, October 11, 2020, others noted similar promises had been made in recent years and the government planned to reassign SARS officers rather than eliminate them entirely. The government has continued to repress protests with lethal force despite the announcement.
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