“Dear Lagosians, I am shocked to see what started out as a peaceful #EndSARS protest fell into a monster that threatens the well-being of our society,” Babajid Sanvo-Olu wrote in a tweet announcing at 4 p.m. Local time) Curfew for 24 hours.
Only essential service providers and first responders will be allowed on the streets of Lagos with an estimated population of over two million.
According to a tweet from the Nigerian Police Force on Tuesday evening, the Inspector General of Police of Nigeria later ordered anti-riot police officers across the country to immediately deploy “Nigerians to protect the lives and property of all Nigerians and the national infrastructure security of the country.” .
Amnesty International said in a tweet on Tuesday that “thugs and sponsored hoodlums” were attacking peaceful protesters in Nigeria. The current death toll is not known, but deaths and serious injuries have been reported since the weekend.
A 17-year-old man died in police custody Monday in Kano, in the northern part of the country, after allegedly being tortured, a human rights group said. On the same day, many protesters and journalists were attacked by police and thugs in the capital Abuja. Video on social media showed dozens of cars burning in connection with the protests, and Amnesty International said three people had been killed.
Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki imposed a curfew on Monday, “tweeting about incidents of vandalism and attacks on private individuals and organizations by Hudlam in the guise of AIDS SARS opponents.”
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