The United Kingdom has ordered the closure of its embassies in Nigeria over the crisis as a result of #EndSARS protests across the country.

The demonstrations, which began as a peaceful march two weeks ago, have degenerated into crisis in various states, leading to loss of lives and destruction of properties.

Over the past three days, attacks have been launched on government-owned institutions and private businesses, leading to deaths and properties being razed.

On Monday, police stations were set on fire in Edo, while two prisons were broken into, leading to the escape of inmates from custody, and the state government declared a 24-hour curfew.

On Tuesday morning, police stations and other properties were also destroyed in Lagos, and the governor declared a 24-hour curfew which took effect at 9pm.

Events, however, took a major turn on Tuesday evening when persons dressed in military uniform opened fire on protesters who were at the Lekki area of Lagos.

By Wednesday morning, hoodlums launched attacks on locations across the state, setting fire to buildings and buses.

According to a statement issued on its website on Wednesday, the UK noted that the closure of its offices is to ensure the safety of staff and visa applicants.

The closure will be maintained for an initial 48 hours, while applicants who have already booked appointments have been advised to reschedule.

“Due to the ongoing protest in Nigeria and for the safety of both staff and applicants, our Nigeria centres will be closed for 48 hours at a minimum,” the statement read.

“For applicants with booked appointments within this period, please you will need to reschedule your appointment for next week, from 26th October 2020.

“We sincerely apologise for the inconvenience and thank you for your understanding.”

Although the peaceful demonstrations have been suspended in some states, hoodlums have taken to the streets to launch attacks on government-owned institutions.
https://www.thecable.ng/just-in-uk-shuts-embassies-over-endsars-crisis

We expected this

They can't keep their embassy open in a country where the leaders have terrorized it's citizens for decades to a point where the citizens have now decided to end it once and for all.

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President Buhari, lagos state governor and that of Edo state should resign now

Better

Everywhere is getting shut up too. May God heal the land.

Let me mess with you small. �

"Hoodlums have hijacked the protest from us."
You said protest is the right of every Nigerian.
Hoodlums are Nigerians too.
They are protesting the way they know how.
Who are "us" you're referring to?
Did you define yourselves or those eligible to join the protest?
Was it not you calling everybody to join the struggle?
Sowore even called the police to join them in the revolution.
Hoodlums, who are also Nigerians with grievances now joined, and you said they hijacked it. What is hijack?
Did they stop you from doing your own protest?
Did they redefine what you want or change the 5 abi 17 points agenda?
Part of your own agenda is to release your own fellow protesters arrested.
Part of their own agenda is to release their friends that were in prison since (they also thought they were wrongly imprisoned, or no be only them be thieves).
You had no leader, fixed group or coordination, and you called everybody to join you. Hoodlums now joined you, and you said they hijacked it from you.

Please stop the joke.

Let's even assume they've seized control of your own protest, you cannot take back control from ordinary hoodlums, and you want to take control of Nigeria from Buhari and the army? Are you dreaming?

Written by

Ogunsola Semiu

Can it get worse? We had our problems under Jonathan but we were managing ourselves nicely until some greedy people together with David Cameron and Obama went to the pit of hell to unearth this platoon of northern janja-weed politicians and foisted them on us! Look at how wrecked the country is.. How can anyone look at these retired so called generals and find in them enough substance for change after the destruction they brought to Nigeria during the military days? This is what greediness on the part of some southern politicians and the relentless imperialists activities of some western countries have brought to us.

#RevolutionNow

Useless UK. They are the reason we are in this mess

Another one

Kemi said it but she was called a mad woman

RomanianNinja:
Kemi said it but she was called a mad woman

She is actually a mad woman...

Shut everywhere

Damn it....

Not good @ alllllll

As embassies are getting shut, your president is also keeping his mouth shut.