At least ten people have been killed during the protest against the extra  judicial killing of innocent  Nigerians  by the just disbanded federal anit   robbery squared F-SARS h Amnesty International says

 The human rights watchdog revealed this via Twitter.

“So far, Nigerian Police have killed at least 10 people since the start of protests against callous operations of SARS,” it tweeted.

TheCable had reported the killing of a young man in Delta state and the brutalisation of another person in Lagos.

Jimoh Isiaq, a protester, was shot dead by the police in Ogbomosho, Oyo state, on Saturday.

Owing to these incidents, aggrieved Nigerians have intensified protests in major cities across the country.

President Muhammadu Buhari had assured citizens that those found culpable of misconduct among the disbanded special anti-robbery squad would be prosecuted.

But the protesters refused to back down, saying they would only stop protesting if their five-point demand is met by government.

On Tuesday, the presidential panel on the reform of the special anti-robbery squad (SARS) said it had accepted the five-point demand of the protesters.

 

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