Nigeria news : #EndSARS: Lagos, Abuja protesters pause as Muslims observe Friday prayer [Video]

By Terry Paul1 min read
Updated October 16, 2020 5:31 pm
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The EndSARS protests in Lagos and Abuja witnessed a remarkable event on Friday.

The youths showed solidarity with each other in their quest for a better Nigeria.

At the Lekki toll gate rally ground, all activities were put on hold as Muslims observed Jumu’ah.

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The congregational prayer holds every Friday afternoon instead of the Zuhr prayer.

It was a beauty to watch as they faithful gathered in a barricade.

One of them led prayers as onlookers maintained silence in their honor and as a mark of respect.

The situation was the same in the nation’s capital.

Demonstrations are ongoing across Nigeria against the notorious – now-disbanded – Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS).

Governors have started constituting panels to probe rogue officers and compensate the family.

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This is one of the five demands the protesters issued for a truce.

#EndSARS : #Lagos, #Abuja protesters pause as Muslims observe Friday prayer . #ArrestKillerOfficers #EndPoliceBrutalityinNigeria #EndSWATNow #EndBadGovernmentinNIGERIA pic.twitter.com/mkzIOxDChE

— Nwachukwu John Owen (@johnowen99) October 16, 2020

 

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