Thousands of Nigerians took to the streets again on Saturday in Lagos, as the movement against police violence continues to grow, an AFP journalist noted.
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More than 10,000 people took to the streets of the country's downtown economic capital, most waving green and white Nigerian flags, blocking major traffic routes.
This unprecedented mobilization of Nigerian youth was born in mid-October on social networks, after the broadcast of a video showing a man killed by suspected SARS agents.
This police unit has been accused for years of racketeering the population, illegal arrests, torture and even murder.
Faced with pressure from the streets, the government announced last Sunday the immediate dismantling of this special unit and promised to reform the police.
But these announcements were not enough to appease the youth, who are now calling on the government to be accountable, to fight corruption and to grant more freedoms.
The first steps were first violently dispersed by the police.
At least ten people have been killed and hundreds more injured, according to Amnesty International.
Friday evening, a large crowd gathered in front of a Lagos toll booth, which has become the epicenter of the dispute, for a funeral vigil in tribute to the victims of police violence.