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Nigeria Protesters Break Curfew Amid Gunfire, Demand Dissolution Of SARS
2,000 inmates had broken out of jail after crowds attacked two correctional facilities in Nigeria as protests against police brutality continue.
Nigeria’s anti-police protesters broke government curfew following a night of chaotic violence on streets. Demonstrators were fired upon, sparking global outrage and protestor stayed on the streets in Lagos on Wednesday.
Several protesters were killed by Nigerian security forces in Lagos on Tuesday, Amnesty International said, after witnesses reported armed men opened fire on demonstrators defying a curfew order.
The protests in Nigeria began with calls for the much-hated police unit, the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (Sars) to be disbanded. Nigerian government had said that a special presidential order had instructed the immediate dissolution of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). Despite that, the protests continued rallies showing scepticism towards the decisions.
The bloody incidents has caused lives of 10 protestors as of now which has accused the police and military of using excessive force against the demonstrators.
Meanwhile, President Muhammadu Buhari has remained silent on the protests and violence sweeping across the country.
The demonstrators have not been satisfied with the disbandment of the SARS unit and are demanding an end to abuses and respect for human rights in all parts of the police force. The protests have stopped traffic in Lagos, the capital Abuja and many other large cities in Nigeria, a country of 196 million people.
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