The ongoing protests against the much dreaded police outfit the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) of the Nigeria Police Force, on Saturday,gained momentum in Abeokuta,the state capital .
Curiously,it was a new dimension as the protesters were adorned with various charms strapped to their bodies.
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The protesters whobcame from all corners of the state capital started arriving the Panseke area of Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital.
Panseke,it will be recalled has a higher concentration of students as the Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, the biggest higher institution in Abeokuta.
Some of them were seen with items suspected to be charms, as they dressed themselves like ancient Yoruba warlords.
As they marched round the Abeokuta metropolis, they carried placards saying “#Endsars, #Endpolicebrutality.”
Barricading the road from Panseke to Omida, Isale Igbein, they stopped at Ogun State Government House to express their grievances, but the Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, was not there to attend to them.
As of time of filing this report, the #EndSARS protesters have moved towards the palace of the Alake of Egbaland, Oba Adedotun Aremu Gbadebo.
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DAILY POST reports that policemen from Ogun command were seen supervising the protesters to forestall breakdown of law and order and to ensure the peaceful protest is not hijacked by hoodlums.
