The entrance of Lagos State House of Assembly was crowded with protesters on Friday as the #EndSARS protest entered the third day in the state.
It was gathered that some of the protesters earlier kept vigil at the entrance of the assembly.
The protesters insisted that the Special Anti-Robbery Squad must be “completely disbanded” rather than reformed.
The Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Obafemi Hamzat, on addressed the #EndSARS protesters, saying, “Police must find those spoiling their names and prosecute them. There are those of them who are harassing our youths, it must stop. The only way it will stop is for them to prosecute the bad eggs among them.
“Before you remove a fence, you must understand why the fence was put there. You must go on a tour. If there are issues, you repair it.”
The protesters, in their reaction, shouted “no”.
The deputy Governor then asked, “What do you want?” the protesters replied, “EndSARS”.
In various states of the country, protests have been going on demanding the complete disbandment of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, popularly known as SARS, over the extortion, brutality and killing of Nigerians by the police unit.
The Inspector General of Police, M.A. Adamu, had banned the unit on Sunday. However, Nigerians denounced the ban, saying it is the fourth ban in recent times without significant change.
