#EndSARS: Lagos, Osun Police kick as Sowore plans memorial protests
HUMAN rights activist and publisher of Sahara Reporters, Mr. Omoyele Sowore has said that there will be #EndSARS memorial protests on October 20. This is despite a warning by the Lagos and Osun State Police Commands against protests that might disrupt the peace in the states. The #EndSARS protests which were held in October 2020 were against the activities of the now-disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad, a unit of the Nigeria Police Force which was accused of police brutality. The epicenter of the protests was the Lekki tollgate in Lagos where many youths gathered day and night to air their grievances against police brutality and bad governance. They were dispersed from the location by gun-wielding soldiers on October 20, 2020, an action which some quarters believe led to the loss of lives. This was followed by the destruction of private and public properties by hoodlums in Lagos, an incident that informed the latest warning issued by the police in the state. However, Sowore, in a pos...