{"id":30919,"date":"2020-10-09T14:44:44","date_gmt":"2020-10-09T14:44:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\/?p=30919"},"modified":"2020-10-09T14:44:44","modified_gmt":"2020-10-09T14:44:44","slug":"police-disperse-endsars-protesters-in-lagos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/police-disperse-endsars-protesters-in-lagos","title":{"rendered":"Police disperse #EndSARS protesters in Lagos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Africa Press-Nigeria:<\/p>\n<p>The police in Lagos State have dispersed some youths protesting against brutality and extortion by men of the Special Ant-Robbery Response Squad.<\/p>\n<p>The protesters are seeking the dissolution of the FSARS unit of the Nigeria Police Force.<\/p>\n<p>They had earlier announced that protest would be held across Lagos for three days, starting from Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>The PUNCH gathered that some of the protesters arrived at the venue of the protest, Lekki toll gate opposite Oriental Hotel, around 09.15 am.<\/p>\n<p>While dispersing them, the policemen seized their placards and allegedly assaulted some of the protesters.<\/p>\n<p>One of the protesters told\u00a0<em>The PUNCH<\/em>, \u201cThey attacked us. They slapped me, they tore our clothes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It was gathered that another batch of protesters had arrived at the venue of the protest.<\/p>\n<div data-owo-type=\"widget\" data-owo-code=\"9b0ba25c-5faa-433c-af72-a94897eb2780\" data-owo-mode=\"smart3\" data-already-used=\"true\" data-owo-token=\"9b0ba25c-5faa-433c-af72-a94897eb2780-1\">\n<div class=\"owo-main-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"owo-wrapper\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa Press-Nigeria: The police in Lagos State have dispersed some youths protesting against brutality and extortion by men of the Special Ant-Robbery Response Squad. The protesters are seeking the dissolution of the FSARS unit of the Nigeria Police Force. 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