Endsars protesters have vowed to keep the roadblock at Lekki tollgate and other locations until President Muhammadu Buhari directly addresses the country on the disbandment of the rogue police unit Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS).
As at 10:40 am on Monday, police vehicles were seen positioned directly at the protesters. Although the policemen have yet to swing into action, protesters seem not intimidated by the sight of the force. The police had used teargas and water cannons to disperse protesters in Abuja on Sunday.
“Justice for Jimoh! Justice for Tina! Justice for Chibuike! What do we want? #ENDSARS Now!” the crowd at Lekki Tollgate chanted at the roadblock.
The protesters had arrived at the scene of the protest as early as 4am in the morning with takeaway food packs.
“A president that cannot address the nation but can go through all the 36 states of the country to canvass their votes during the election…Nigeria is gradually losing its glory under this regime,” a protester said.
Protesters also gathered at Unilag and Alausa carrying sticks and placards with ‘#ENDSARS’ inscriptions.
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The protesters have made five demands which include 1) Immediate release of all arrested protesters 2) Justice for all deceased victims of police brutality and appropriate compensation for their families 3) Setting up and independent body to oversee the investigation and prosecution of all reports of police misconduct (within 10 days) 4) In line with the new police act, psychological evaluation and retraining (to be confirmed by an independent body) of all disbanded SARS before they can redeployed 5) Increase police salary so that they are adequately compensated for protecting lives and property of citizens.
