#EndSARS: 19 policemen critically injured in Lagos attack, CP reacts

No fewer than 19 policemen were critically injured as they came under attack from hoodlums who hijacked the #EndSARS protest in Lagos on Monday.

The policemen, who were on the way to their various duty posts alongside 78 others attached to the Rapid Response Squad of the Lagos State Command, were attacked at Adekunle, Yaba, around 10am.

The 97 policemen, who were being conveyed to their various beats on routine relief duties across the state, came across the violent protesters who started shouting: “No Police, No Police,” and resorted to stoning them.

After the attack, 19 of them were critically injured, while four police vehicles were damaged.

The Commissioner, Lagos State Police Command, Hakeem Odumosu, has condemned the attack and urged officers and men of the command to remain calm while they continue to manage the situation professionally, as usual, in the state.

Report By: The Eagle Online