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At least eight protesters have been reported by eyewitnesses to have been killed during a violent crackdown by the Army.

Hillary Clinton tells Buhari, Nigerian Army to stop killing peaceful #EndSARS protesters | Pulse Nigeria

Samson Toromade

<h1>Former United States presidential candidate, Hillary Clinton, has made a public appeal to Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari and the Nigerian Army to end the killing of peaceful protesters.</h1>

<p>Her public appeal came in light of #EndSARS protesters who were attacked by security operatives during a violent crackdown in Lagos on Tuesday, October 20, 2020.</p>

<p>As part of nationwide demonstrations over the past two weeks, hundreds of protesters have shut down the Lekki-Epe toll gate for over one week demanding comprehensive police reform.</p>

<p>State governor, <strong>Babajide Sanwo-Olu</strong>, imposed a 24-hour curfew on Tuesday afternoon after an uptick of violence from thugs who tried to hijack the peaceful protests.</p>

<p>Scores of protesters refused to leave the toll gate despite the curfew which was originally set to commence at 4 pm, but was later extended to 9 pm.</p>

<p>Eyewitnesses at the toll gate who livestreamed reported that soldiers drafted to the scene shot live rounds at protesters who staged a peaceful sit-in demonstration.</p>

<p>One of the protesters on the scene reported that he had seen the corpses of seven people in the chaos that ensued on Tuesday night.</p>

<p>Many Nigerians have faulted President Buhari, Governor Sanwo-Olu, and the Army leadership for the killing of the protesters.</p>

<p><em>"I’m calling on @mbuhari and the @hqnigerianarmy to stop killing young #EndSARS protesters. #StopNigeriaGovernment,"</em> Clinton tweeted on Tuesday.</p>

<div class="embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I’m calling on <a href="https://twitter.com/MBuhari?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@mbuhari</a> and the <a href="https://twitter.com/HQNigerianArmy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@hqnigerianarmy</a> to stop killing young <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/EndSARS?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#EndSARS</a> protesters. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/StopNigeriaGovernment?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#StopNigeriaGovernment</a></p>&mdash; Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) <a href="https://twitter.com/HillaryClinton/status/1318676338354606081?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 20, 2020</a></blockquote>
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<p>Over a dozen peaceful protesters have also been killed by police officers and thugs over the past two weeks of demonstrations.</p>

Hillary Clinton tells Buhari, Nigerian Army to stop killing peaceful #EndSARS protesters

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