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#EndSARS: Police shoot at, disperse protesters with teargas in Abuja

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While Lagos is having a peaceful protest, protesters calling for the end of police extra-judicial killings in Abuja have been shot at and dispersed with teargas.

Videos emerging on social media show various protesters scampering for safety, while others are seen running to hide in nearby bushes. Some girls are reported to have fainted.

“The police came, shot at us. We are all scattered. We’re having a peaceful protest, but everyone is scattered,” a protester said in a video.

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Another protester said in a video that some policemen went in search of them while they hid in the bushes.

There are multiple calls on President Muhammadu Buhari and the inspector-general of police to call the policemen to order.