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Young people in Lagos, Nigeria stayed up all night to protest an end to the police brutality caused by officers of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS).

They remain angry about the extortion that SARS, violence and human right abuses that SARS perpetuates on young Nigerians.

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Read: The Police Are Harassing #EndSARS Protesters


They have stated that this morning’s protest begins by 9 am, and they will be converging at the Lagos State House of Assembly complex.

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They are also keeping an eye on a scheduled meeting of the Lagos State House of Assembly this morning. A few of the protesters are supposed to be invited into the sitting.

Meanwhile, there are plans for similar protest in other parts of Nigeria, including in Ibadan, Oyo State,

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