Bloody #EndSARS Protests in Lagos as Stray Bullets Kill Officer, Mechanic

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Shots allegedly fired during attempts to quell protests by the #EndSARS movement in some parts of Lagos today reportedly killed a man and a police officer in mufti at Ojuelegba and Surulere areas of the state.

NewsmakersNG gathered that the dead civilian was an innocent mechanic whose car was stuck in the traffic caused by the protest, and the injured policeman was identified by the protesters as a SARS officer mistakenly shot by his colleagues.

Meanwhile, some of the protesters were arrested, including popular musician, Ikuforiji Olaitan Abdulrahman aka Oxlade and his manager.

Reports say Oxlade was injured before his arrest and there are video recordings of suspected officers in mufti dragging him on the road to the police station.

While the protest was on at Lekki and Surulere areas, there was another protest on Twitter as Hip-Pop musician Davido disclosed the outcome of his intervention meeting with police authorities in Abuja. He said that the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu had given him the go-ahead to set up an independent panel for evaluation of SARS officers.

The police expressed shock at the persistency of the protesters after the IGP had announced on Sunday that SARS has been dissolved nationwide and promised to embark on reforms working with civil society groups to end police brutality.

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