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EndSARS protesters boo Gov Sanwo-Olu in Lekki, won’t allow him speak

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EndSARS protesters in Lekki, Lagos, on Monday booed the state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, shouting “shame – shame.

This was the state governor went to address the protesters to pacify them.

While the governor made efforts to speak, the angry protesters would not allow him as they continued shouting and screaming “shame – shame.”

Following widespread protests against SARS, the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mohammmed Adamu, on Sunday disbanded the police unit.

However, despite that, the protesters continued their protest on Monday.

Read also: After SARS disbandment, protesters block Lekki, make more demands

Among other things, they are demanding that: the authorities should go beyond disbandment of SARS and carry out psychological evaluation and re-trainig of all disbanded SARS officers before they are redeployed.

They also want the release of all arrested protesters, justice for all deceased victims of police brutality and appropriate compensation for their families.

However, while the protesters, majorly youths, kept shouting, the governor was able to pass a few messages across to them.

He told them that as “Leaders of tomorrow, you can do better than this.”

He noted that they had a right to protest but to try to do so in a peaceful manner, even as he urged them not to disrupt the flow of traffic.

The governor, equally assure the protesters that names of victims of SARS brutality were being compiled and that their families where going to be compensated.

He told the protesters that President Muhammadu Buhari had also assured of his commitment to reform the police aside from the disbandment of SARS.

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