EndSARS Protesters Block Road Leading to Force Headquarters, Abuja
One lane on
the dual carriage road that leads to the Nigeria Police Force Headquarters in
the Asokoro area of Abuja was blocked on Monday afternoon as heavily armed men
manned strategic locations around the building.
In a bid to
stop #EndSARS protesters from coming close to the headquarter building of the
police, All vehicles were forced to use the other lane
Earlier, on Monday, armed policemen were seen
dispersing a group hoodlums numbering over 50 who were sighted with sticks and
other harmful materials.
Our
correspondent observed that the were hoodlums running away from the roads that
connect the police headquarters, as they were chased away by the armed
policemen.
Many of the
hoodlums scattered into various streets in Asokoro, a development that briefly
made the area tensed as motorists drove in haste to avoid being caught in a
possible clash.
It was also
observed that heavily armed men from the police were deployed to man the
headquarters of the Central Bank of Nigeria on Monday.
They quelled
the protest at the CBN headquarters and ensured that no one was allowed to stop
around the premises without any justifiable reason.
#EndSARS
protesters had earlier staged a protest at the CBN headquarters that dragged
from Sunday night till Monday morning.
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