The police on Friday teargassed some EndSARS protesters and arrested four as dozens demonstrated in Nigeria’s capital Abuja against police abuses, activists said, two weeks after unrest over the issue rocked the country.
Footage on social media showed a small crowd taking to the streets to try to keep up pressure on the authorities after a bloody crackdown helped stamp out demonstrations last month.
“Four of our members were arrested this morning in front of the National Assembly,” said rights activist Deji Adeyanju.
Africa’s most populous country was swept by weeks of widespread protests in October sparked by anger over brutality from the police’s Special Anti-Robbery Squad.
![[FILE] A proterster raise the Nigerian national flag along with an EndSars flag during a protest to commemorate one anniversary of EndSars, a protest movement against police brutality at the Lekki tollgate in Lagos, on October 20, 2021. – Hundreds of youth match to commemorate one year anniversary of Endars protest that rocked the major cities across the country on October 20, 2020. (Photo by PIUS UTOMI EKPEI / AFP)](https://www.afriupdate.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/000_9Q26WJ-scaled-e1643856450254.jpg "FG gets #EndSARS report two years after, promises implementation 3")
The government disbanded the unit and pledged reforms but still struggled to contain the largest challenge to Nigeria’s governing elite in decades.
Amnesty International says 56 people died across the country, including a dozen peaceful protesters gunned down by security forces in the heart of biggest city Lagos.
That bloodshed unleashed days of chaos and looting in a string of cities, and demonstrations have since stopped.
But activist Adeyanju insisted the #EndSARS protests “will continue” until demands for an overhaul are met.
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Government opponent Omoyele Sowore said the arrests on Friday showed the police “will never learn”.
The police force in Abuja were not immediately available for comment.
The authorities have denied any responsibility for the killing of demonstrators and hope a judicial panel probing the violence in Lagos will tamper lingering anger.
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