Protests in Nigeria: Police deploy Anti-Riot Personnel Nationwide. Credit: REUTERS/Seun Sanni

Protests in Nigeria: Police deploy Anti-Riot Personnel Nationwide. Credit: REUTERS/Seun Sanni

Protests in Nigeria: Police deploy Anti-Riot Personnel Nationwide

As anti-police brutality protest in Nigeria persist for two weeks, turning violent over a couple of days ago, the country’s police chief has ordered the immediate nationwide deployment of its anti-riot police unit, spokesman said on Tuesday, in the wake of increased attacks on police facilities as protests over alleged police brutality rage.

A number police stations in different parts of the country have been torched in the past two or three days.

Despite that the Government has acceded to their demands, the ENDSARS protests have continued and taking diverse dimensions including asking the President Muhammadu Buhari to resign.

 

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