Soldiers calm the air as ENDSARS protesters defy govt curfew in Osun

Despite the directive of the Osun state government imposing a 24-hour curfew, the ENDSARS protesters in Osogbo have defied the order as they storm the state capital to demand an end to police brutality.

The Osun state government had on Tuesday imposed 24 hours’ curfew in the state to curb the escalation of violence in the state.

However, the protestants in defiance of the order besieged and mounted barricades at Olaiya junction, Osogbo.

In response to the defied curfew, scores of soldiers stormed the convergence spot of the EndSARS protesters.

Our correspondent who was present at the scene reports that the military troop arrived the EndSARS protest Ground in numbers in about seven military vans around 11:10 am on Wednesday.

The soldiers displayed a high level of civility and professionalism while addressing the protestants.

The soldiers who were fully armed reacted to the agitations and complaints lodged by protesting youths against alleged brutality, extortion and extra-judicial killings by operatives of Special Anti-Robbery Response Squad (SARS) peacefully.

The youths due to the calmness of the troops also conducted themselves properly as they displayed the ethos of Omoluabi, though, they only chanted solidarity songs, they reiterated the need for SARS to be scrapped.

Addressing the protesting youths, one of the soldiers who had earlier joined the protesters with the Nigerian flag in his hand assured the protestants that they are not at the scene to launch any form of attack on the protesters.
The soldier added that they are with the protesters and would ensure they are safe in the course of their peaceful protest.

He said there was the need for the protesters to obey the executive order of the state governor, Mr Gboyega Oyetola emphasizing that they will not attack the protesters.

It was learnt that the hoodlums would have wreaked havoc on Osun State Broadcasting Company (OSBC) and some other Government-owned parastatals if not for the quick intervention of the soldiers who later restored peace in the areas.

Like I said earlier. Soldiers work on instructions. These are the soldiers deployed to Osun State. See how reasonable this young man is?

Lagos Massacre Lagos State Gov. And Fed. Gov. must come forward to explain who gave the shooting order
#LekkiMassacre #LekkiGenocide #EndSARS.

https://twitter.com/iamMacAfeez/status/1318868790373978113?s=19

Watch the video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCHwLKyaAN0

Mi bloodclaat!


Dem came to Lekki purposely to kill the youth!

On whose instructions.

FG must explain ohhhhhhhh!

Is that not APC secretariat? Protesters should do the needful.

What a time in the History of this country. Whosoever gave the shooting Order made a mistake of his life.

As you can see that even the restriction of movement didn't even work for them

Way to go. A brief press release by the president would have halted this mess from escalating.

NoPlaceLike:
Is that not APC secretariat? Protesters should do the needful.

Why not join them?

Don't incite people via Nairaland. Lead them!

We demand for a reset of the country. It was built on faulty foundation which can no longer hold in today's reality.

Reset the country
Reconstruct the country
Rebirth the country
Bring totally new constitution
New economic and political policies reflecting the needs of the day.
Interest of the masses shall be paramount, not interest of few opportunists.
Create massive employment and engage unemployed youths
Enabled business opportunities for all including loan.
Proper social welfare for all especially the physically challenged and unemployed.

It's too late to go back

This guy is smart. A soft answer turns away wrath.

This is what being a soldier is all about!

Protecting the citizens even from themselves!

May death in it’s hiding places visit the family of all the soldiers involved in the killings of innocent citizens at the the toll gate lekki yesterday.

A black day in the history of Nigeria

20-10-2020

I just hope their instructions will not change

Tonylyte:
Way to go. A brief press release by the president would have halted this mess from escalating.

It's either Buhari is physically dead or he despises the people

We've decided to move forward...no turning back

Ok

Noted

that's nice.
meanwhile does behind the
lekki massacre must not escape.

Which type nonsense mumu youtuber is this one na...you can't even make a proper video to report news properly...you repeat news over and over again in a single video, did your viewers tell you they are blind and did not understand it the 1st time they watched it ni...then you now spend like 1min of the rest of the video begging for subscribers

Since I left secondary school being a boarding school, I a have never had a siesta till day and for the first time since then, I had a siesta today. It shows that what is happening in Nigeria right now weakened me to the bones...
Worse still is we youth and citizens are helpless in the face of oppression..
We just keep agitating, we can't do real shit about happenings in Nigeria

A very thoughtful soldier.

When protests go wrong, the protesters lose the respect of the leaders

What their colleagues in Lagos failed to do.One wonder if these soldiers or security agencies desire a better living.
Yes! Democracy placed you guys under civil authority but most the impunity & lawlessness continue? This has been the recurrent bane of our national life.

Where is the calm down ambassador when we need him

We need some calmness now

Will u get the Bleep mad man

UnaToto:
UnaToto

first of all they are human before they became sldier
They were once a civilian before becoming soldier
with this i believe they should be reasonable in any task given to them but since they did not have brain to end navigate how to defeat boko haram i dont expect them to have the brain to think right when given stupid order
They were ordered to defeat boko haram since all this years but they still cant defeat them but they were ordered to kill innocent civillians and it was executed within hours of receiving order
kudos to this soldiers who acted the right way
may God bless ur families and ur household in multiple fold

no be everything be violence...

That guy needs to orientate the rest...

He has done brilliantly well...

We Will Demolish The Current Nigeria And We Will Build A Brand New One

Civility at the time of blood being spill

God help