{"id":6394,"date":"2020-10-08T14:07:25","date_gmt":"2020-10-08T14:07:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/?p=6394"},"modified":"2020-10-08T14:07:25","modified_gmt":"2020-10-08T14:07:25","slug":"abuja-protesters-besiege-force-headquarters-chanting-endsars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/?p=6394","title":{"rendered":"Abuja: Protesters besiege Force Headquarters, Chanting #EndSARS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Abuja: Protesters besiege Force Headquarters, Chanting #EndSARS<\/p>\n<p>From Our Correspondent<\/p>\n<p>Protesters in Abuja today besieged the Force Headquarters demanding the scrap of Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS) of the police unit.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The protesters who were\u00a0 carrying placards were chanting &#8216;Scrap SARS&#8217; while they poured red sand on the road as a sign of alleged killings and bloodshed perpetrated by SARS operatives.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-6396\" src=\"https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_20201008_57746-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_20201008_57746-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_20201008_57746-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_20201008_57746.jpg 675w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This dramatic scene\u00a0 however paralyzed vehicular traffic along the central area where the police headquarters is located.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Many of the SARS operatives have been indicted for not only rights violations, but other vices like extra-judicial killings, illegal detention and extortion. The protesters said.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>More dramatic is the fact that the leader of the #RevolutionNow campaign, Omoyele Sowore.was among the protesters.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Similar protest took place in Lagos as protesters also stormed the police headquarters in Lagos with placards inscribed with #Endsars, \u2018Nigeria police stop killing us\u2019, and \u2018say no to brutal injustice\u2019 among others.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-6395\" src=\"https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_20201008_34543-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_20201008_34543-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_20201008_34543-696x390.jpg 696w, https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_20201008_34543.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The protest which\u00a0 entered the second day with youths gathered at Ikeja Underbridge would hold for three days.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The second day of the protest was led by Afropop Artists Runtown and Falz. 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