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BREAKING:Surulere Police Station Under Attack After Police ‘Killed’ #EndSARS Protester
A police station in Surulere has come under heavy attack following killing of a protester.
CityNews Nigeria reports that a police staion in Surulere Lagos has now been bombarded by angry #EndSARS protesters after a police officer mistakenly shot dead a protester.
CityNews Nigeria gathered that three police officers have been seriously wounded from different objects thrown at them by angry protesters.
Meanwhile, an eyewitness who saw the killing of the #EndSARS protester tweeted:
An eyewitness tweeted: “We just lost a Nigerian to a gunshot, at the Surulere protest.
“The medical team did their best to keep him alive. The young Nigerian also put up a good fight.
“Unfortunately, he couldn’t make it.”
The recent killing is coming a few minutes after President Muhammadu Buhari addressed Nigerians on #EndSARS.
In a video clip published on his official Twitter handle, President Buhari noted that he was aware of the agitations of Nigerian on the issue.
The President said: “I want to use this opportunity to say I am aware of the recent genuine concerns and agitations by Nigerians by the excessive use of force, in some cases extra-judicial killings and wrongful conduct by men of the Nigerian Police Force
“The disbanding of SARS is only the first step in our commitment to extensive police reforms in order to ensure that the primary duty of the police and other law enforcement agencies remains the protection of lives and livelihood of our people.
“We will ensure that the officers responsible for wrongful deaths are brought to justice.”
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