Two protesters have been shot at the ongoing protest against police brutality and extra-judicial killings in the Surulere area of Lagos State.
They have started shooting ooo.
They shot 2 people already now at surulere. @segalink @iRuntown @davido @oxladeofficial #SARSMUSTEND #SURULEREPROTEST pic.twitter.com/U0e5WkcTK4— EndSARS (@callme_JOKER147) October 12, 2020
In a bid to disperse the protesters, police officers were reported to have shot indiscriminately and two protesters were hit by the gunshots.
Although the police are yet to confirm the incident, numerous videos have emerged showing sporadic shootings with the protesters scampering for safety.
“@jon_d_doe: I am crying ???? ???? ????. Look at humanity on display here. See the spirit of the average Nigerian youth buhari called lazy and useless. This is what we do and this is why we demand for a better country. But these leaders don’t care. #sarsmustend #SURULEREPROTEST pic.twitter.com/FzjGHuC0KT
— GIDITRAFFIC (@Gidi_Traffic) October 12, 2020
The protesters have earlier blocked the entrances of the Murtala Muhammed Airport and National Stadium Surulere in a bid to express their grievances against police brutality.
They also blocked the Murtala Muhammed Access Plaza displaying placards with various inscriptions, thereby causing obstruction of movement and delayed vehicles from accessing the airport.
#SURULEREPROTEST THIS IS WHY WE PROTEST #SARSMUSTEND pic.twitter.com/WyAukq6RZv
— • ΛRСΗIΞ • (@MrBruceIV) October 12, 2020