According to a statement issued on Monday, 70 other officers who were injured during the protests were promoted.

A total of 82,779 officers were promoted — 56,779 sergeants rose to the rank of Inspector, 17,569 corporal to sergeants, and 8,431 constables to corporal.

“The Inspector-General of Police, IGP M.A. Adamu, NPM, mni, has today, 23rd November 2020 approved the promotion of Eighty-Two Thousand, Seven Hundred and Seventy-Nine (82,779) Junior Police Officers to their next ranks,” the statement read.

“The promotion of the officers comprising 56,779 Sergeants to Inspector, 17,569 Corporal to Sergeants, and 8,431 Constables to Corporal is part of the ongoing efforts at boosting the morale of personnel and repositioning the Force for greater efficiency.

“Those promoted also include 86 junior officers negatively impacted by the #ENDSARS riots – 16 got a special posthumous promotion while 70 others injured during the violence arising from the #ENDSARS protests were equally specially promoted.

“The IGP, while congratulating the officers, charged them to see their promotion as a mark of additional responsibility and a call to rededicate themselves to their professional calling.

“He enjoined them to continue to carry out their duties diligently and in conformity with best practices and respect for the rights of the citizen.

“He noted that the promotion albeit, posthumously, of the officers who were killed by some #ENDSARS protesters is a symbolic gesture in recognition of the ultimate price they paid in the service of the nation.”

The statement also noted that the IGP promised to work with all relevant agencies, organs of government, and stakeholders in ensuring a reform of the police.

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The protesters, for 12 days have been demonstrating against police brutality and bad governance in Nigeria.

The protesters who had earlier gathered at Panti and Adekunle Police Station are giving permissions of passage to vehicles on emergency services.

One of the protesters, Dotun, said that taking the protest to Panti was deliberate, debunking reports that the protesters burnt Adekunle Police Station.

Dotun said, “We did not burn the station or attacked anyone there. We just stood near the gate and that of Panti to show our pains. We know that they have many SARS operatives there.”

Youths took to the streets again in Lagos State on Monday as a movement against police brutality snowballed into calls for good governance in the country.

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Ongoing demonstration against brutality and extra-judicial killings by officers of the dissolved Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, a unit of the Nigerian Police, was later halted due to the attack on the EndSARS protesters.

A protester identified as John Kennedy was reportedly attacked by some hoodlums at Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos State.

Look at why they are doing to your brother! Look at what thugs have done in Alausa! If coming for the Alausa protest, meet us at Ikeja city mall @falzthebahdguy @StephanieBusari @mrmacaronii @RueTheBunny #SARSMUSTENDNOW #EndSWAT #EndSarsNow #AlausaProtest pic.twitter.com/ZLEqQ2ZYGo

— ENDSWAT (@YungDeekson) October 15, 2020

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Nigerian government needs to be careful. Sending hoodlums to attack #SARSMUSTEND protesters in Abuja the way they did to BBOG members in 2014 will not work now the way it didn't then.
The youth have resilience and intelligence. Don't mess with them#SARSMUSTEND pic.twitter.com/wQsazKIbkA

— Aisha Yesufu (@AishaYesufu) October 14, 2020

Aisha Yesufu made the call in a video uploaded on her Twitter handle, @AishaYesufu.

Yesufu was reacting to the leadership tussle rocking some of the voices of the #EndSARS campaign.

The Federal Government gave in to the protesters’ demand on Sunday, announcing that the special police unit has been disbanded.

On Tuesday, the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, ordered all defunct SARS operatives to undergo psychological and medical examinations. He also set up the Special Weapons and Tactics Team (SWAT) that will replace the disbanded SARS.

But many have greeted the announcements with skepticism after previous promises to improve SARS and the NPF went unfulfilled.

Speaking on Wednesday, Yesufu advised the protesters not to be distracted by the leadership tussle but to “eye on the ball.”

She said, “Dear Nigerian youths, you have the government when you want the government. You are doing amazing, you are doing something that we haven’t done.

“Please don’t get distracted over this issue of who is this, who is not what; eye on the ball —forget the distraction. There is nothing yet for you to go into fighting mode over. Focus on your message and the results that you want. That’s what is most important.

“Yes, we have seen the headlines from the government but have you seen the execution plan?

“Can the government bring an execution plan where we know A, B, C, D, this is what it will do from this time to this time, what will happen with time frame? That is what is most important.

“A lot of people who are not being part of this protest as you will expect are trying to discredit it by talking about the protest being monetized. If anybody collects money for the protest, drag the person out, let those who didn’t collect money do their thing.

“If yours is monetized, another person isn’t monetized. I wonder why we want to drag things down. This is part of the things that had hurt the older generation and that is why we’ve remained divided and we have not had the country that works for all of us.

“Please don’t get distracted, focus on the issue. You are doing so great. You have woken up, you’ve found your voices and you have even given us also voices. #EndSARS now, #SARSMustEnd and we must have a great nation. Nothing else matters.”

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The protesters used vehicles to block motorists at Berger roundabout in Abuja chanting ‘end police brutality’.

Meanwhile, reports say protesters have been attacked by suspected touts.

Fulani people were sent to violently disturb our peaceful protest by spoiling these cars and many more so the blame could be pinned on us peacefully protesting in Abuja under berger bridge, being the responsible youths we are we caught some of them, pic.twitter.com/ZR0ziwHUF3

— ENDSWARS (@YvngVayder) October 14, 2020

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