Crime
#EndSARS: Thugs set over 200 cars ablaze in Abuja (Video)
Over 200 cars have been set ablaze in Apo area of Abuja by thugs claiming to be protesters.
According to reports, two persons were killed at the area the incident happened which is known as the Mechanic Village, Apo in Abuja on Monday when suspected hoodlums hijacked the #ENDSARS protests.
The hoodlums attacked people randomly and set many vehicles belonging to the #ENDSARS protesters ablaze.
OnyxNews Nigeria understands that thugs were conveyed to the area in a large truck to disrupt the peaceful protests.
The Nigerian youths have been on the streets for more than two weeks now, protesting the brutality, humiliation, and extortion by Nigerian police, especially SARS, a Police unit under the Force Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department headed by the Deputy Inspector General of Police, Anthony Ogbizi.
During the protests, the protesters demanded an end to the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), using a hashtag: #EndSARS.
The Inspector General of Police (IGP) Mohammed Adamu dissolved SARS on Sunday, October 11, 2020, following a widespread protest from Nigerians worldwide but even with this, the protesters have refused to leave the streets.
Watch the video of over 200 cars being burnt…
Group of thugs hijacked protest at Apo area of Abuja as over 200 cars were set ablaze. pic.twitter.com/KdD2sRyxTw
— Onyxnewsng (@onyxnewsng) October 19, 2020
Earlier today, OnyxNews Nigeria reported that protesters in Edo burnt two police stations and freed prisoners.
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