As the #ENDSARS protest in Lagos continues this morning, The chairman of the Nigerian Union of Road Transport Workers, Lagos State chapter, Alhaji Akinsanyan Musilu otherwise known as MC Oluomo has reportedly sent thugs to locations around Oshodi and Okota areas of Lagos to disperse #ENDSARS protesters.
Popular social media comedy skit maker, Mr Macaroni posted on his Twitter page that Oluomo’s men came in BRT buseswith weapons to nattack the #ENDSARS protesters and where unchallenged by police operatives who were monitoring the street demonstration.
And while many have concluded that the latest attacks against protesters may be state sponsored, others are looking at it from another dimension, giving how the largely successful protest that has attracted a large crowd has affected fre flow of traffic and restricted commuters movement within the commercial hub.
On Sunday, 11 October, 2020, prior to a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari, the Nigerian police leadership through the Inspector General of Police announced the disbandment of SARS. And on Monday, 13 October, the IGP announced that a Special Weapon And Tactic team made up of former operatives of the SARS would be setup to fulfill the mandate of the defunct police unit.
the #ENDSARS campaign has been supported by leading global figures like Jack Dorsey of Twitter, Mesut Ozil of Arsenal and International rapper Trey Song
Nigerian protesters who have been holding their grounds for nearly a fortnight of street campaign have no plans to back down just yet as they insist that until there are evidential result, especially the persecution of erring police officers and the compensation of victims of police brutality, the street demonstration will not end.
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