Protesters of #EndSARS were on Sunday night attacked at the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) head office in Abuja, their cars burnt.
Like Alausa Ikeja, the CBN headquarters is another heavily secured area but hoodlums found their way to the protesters with no form of resistance.
The young protesters who held up different placards and blocked the two entrances of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) head office in Abuja, had vowed to prevent activities at the nation’s apex bank on Monday October 19.
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They also parked their vehicles in front of the main gate of the CBN headquarters, blocking movement in and out of the premises and from connecting roads.
However in an update served late in the night, it was gathered that the protesters who were at the CBN headquarters were attacked by hoodlums. An eyewitness who was also a victim of the attack, alleged that the hoodlums were driven to the protest ground in “Prado SUVs.”
It was further gathered that the cars of the protesters were burnt by the hoodlums who attacked them.
Multiple sources say the protesters were woken up by sounds of gunshots with the police watching as they were attacked.
It was gathered that the thugs, who continually shot at them, set the protesters’ vehicles ablaze.
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No casualty was recorded except the DJ’s truck and equipment that was burnt.
This development comes days after the Federal Capital Territory (FCTA) Security Committee banned #EndSARS protests in Abuja for violation of COVID-19 protocols.
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