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3 Days #EndSARS Protest Kicks Off In Lagos (See Video)
Protesters in Lagos
Residents of Lagos have kicked off a 3 day protest to call for the abolishment of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) of the Nigerian Police Force.
The Protest was planned to push a reform in the Nigerian Police System to end in it’s entirety the extra Judicial activities of the System.
Protesters in Lagos
Protesters in Lagos
Protesters in Lagos
Protesters in Lagos
Protesters in Lagos
According to the protesters, the action is slated to commence today – Wednesday through Friday and would end with a March to the Force Headquarters, Ikeja, Lagos and the Lagos State Government House.
If the IG doesn't address us directly, we are NOT leaving here! Naira Marley is not our Leader!#LagosProtests #EndSarsNow #EndSARSProtests pic.twitter.com/DixtJvG1st
— Blue ?? (@zinux17) October 7, 2020
An organiser of the protest revealed that the demands of the protesters includes the following:
- Transparent prosecution of all officers involved in extra Judicial activities
- A list of all officers found guilty of extra-judicial activities
- Public enquiry on the activities of the unit in the past year
- Compensation to be given to verifiable victims both dead and alive
- Tags on all police personnel with names and job titles
- No police officer should be found with civil outfit while on duty with ammunitions
- Police should stop going around in unidentifiable vehicles
Popular Musician, Azeez Fashola popularly known as Naira Marley was supposed to lead a similar #EndSARS protest but cancelled at the last minute for reasons best known to him.
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