Hundreds of Nigerians maintained their blockade on two major axes of the megalopolis of Lagos on Wednesday to protest against police violence, ignoring the pouring rain and government announcements.
Access to the financial heart of the economic capital of Nigeria were almost empty Wednesday morning. The vast majority of Lagossians have not gone to work, having been stranded for hours in traffic jams since the start of the week because of the protests.
For more than a week, thousands of citizens have been organizing on social networks behind the hashtag #EndSARS and pounding the pavement in several major cities across the country to demand the removal of SARS, a police unit accused of extorting population, illegal arrests, torture and even murder.
“There are around 500 people at the Lekki tollgate this morning”, a protester, Aderonke Bamgbade, reported to AFP. “I am here to support my employees, half of them have been assaulted by the police in the past two years. It’s enough to complain in the comfort of our homes, we have to ask for better police and better Nigeria. “
Faced with pressure from the streets, the government first announced on Sunday the immediate dismantling of this special unit and has repeatedly repeated its commitment to “reform” the police.
On Tuesday evening, police spokesman Franck Mba announced a series of measures, responding to the demands of the demonstrators, including the psychological follow-up of SARS officers “before their redeployment to other police bodies”.
He also announced that a new special police unit would be set up, the Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) unit, causing an outcry among youth on social networks.
Within hours of the announcement, the #EndSWAT hashtag replaced the #EndSARS tagline.
Several protests were also expected in several cities in the south of the country and in Abuja, the federal capital, where the army dislodged protesters on Tuesday.
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