A coalition of civil society groups are currently holding rallies
nationwide to press home their demand for the dismantling of the Special
Anti-Robbery Squad by the police authorities for alleged
high-handedness.
The rally is holding in Abuja at the Unity Fountain; Lagos –
Gani-Fawehinmi Park, Ojota; Warri – Enerhen Junction; Jos –
Polo Terminus and Port Harcourt – Garrison Junction.
The peaceful protest would also take place in Kaduna – Murtala
Square; Ibadan – Mokola Junction and Awka – Wetheral/Okigwe Road
Roundabout, the coalition said in a statement on Sunday in Abuja.
The organisers of the protests included Convener #EndSARS,
Segun Awonsonya; Convener, Concerned Nigerians, Deji Adeyanju,
Coordinator, Coalition in Defence of Nigerian Democracy, Ariyo Atoye;
Adebayo Raphael of the OurMumuDonDo Movement, and Abdul Mahmud and Bako
Usman of the Campaign for Democracy.