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		</div><p>Nigerian authorities have announced a 24-hour curfew in Lagos amid mounting nationwide unrest following two weeks of widespread protests against alleged police brutality.<br />
The inspector-general of police also deployed anti-riot police across Nigeria and ordered forces to strengthen security around correctional facilities.</p>
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<p>The force will henceforth exercise the full powers of the law to prevent any further attempt on lives and property of citizens,” a police statement read.<br />
The announcement of the curfew in Lagos, a city of 14 million people, came after a police station was burned down in the city and two people were shot dead by police.</p>
<figure id="attachment_163667" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-163667" style="width: 600px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img src="https://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/0CEBF6C3-1E3B-41F0-B0A3-6CD3B18BD0AB.jpeg" alt="" width="600" height="400" class="size-full wp-image-163667" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-163667" class="wp-caption-text">The protests have spread beyond Lagos</figcaption></figure>
<p>Lagos state governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu said the curfew will cover the entire city and surrounding area.<br />
“Lives and limbs have been lost as criminals and miscreants are now hiding under the umbrella of these protests to unleash mayhem on our state,” the governor said.<br />
Authorities imposed a curfew in Benin City on Monday after a group of young men broke into two prisons freeing scores of inmates.</p>
<p>The protests began two weeks ago after a video circulated showing a man being beaten, apparently by police officers of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, known as Sars.</p>
<blockquote><p>Lives and limbs have been lost as criminals and miscreants are now hiding under the umbrella of these protests to unleash mayhem on our state</p></blockquote>
<p>Young protesters marched in cities across Nigeria under the banner #EndSARS.<br />
In response, the government announced it would ban the anti-robbery squad, which human rights groups have blamed for widespread abuses, including torture and killings.<br />
The demonstrators are demanding an end to abuses and respect for human rights in all parts of the police force.</p>
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<p>The protests have stopped traffic in Lagos, the capital Abuja and many other large cities in Nigeria.<br />
Lagos is the main centre of the protests which have blocked access to the airport, the country’s largest, and protesters have barricaded the roads leading to the country’s main ports.</p>
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