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No one is allowed on the streets during the curfew, save for essential workers and first responders.

Governor Sanwo-Olu imposes 24-hour curfew in Lagos as hoodlums hijack #EndSARS protests | Pulse Nigeria

Jude Egbas

<h1>Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has imposed a round-the-clock curfew in Lagos, Nigeria's commercial capital and most populous city, as protests against police brutality turn violent.</h1>

<p>Three <a href="https://www.pulse.ng/news/local/endsars-police-stations-burnt-in-lagos/ttl936k">police stations were burnt</a> in Lagos on Tuesday, October 20, 2020 as thugs hijack what has been a peaceful protest calling for police reforms.</p>

<p><em>"I have watched with shock how what began as a peaceful #EndSARS protest has degenerated into a monster that is threatening the well-being of our society,"</em> Sanwo-Olu said.</p>

<p><em>"Lives and limbs have been lost as criminals and miscreants are now hiding under the umbrella of these protests to unleash mayhem on our state.</em></p>

<div class="embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Dear Lagosians, <br><br>I have watched with shock how what began as a peaceful <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/EndSARS?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#EndSARS</a> protest has degenerated into a monster that is threatening the well-being of our society. Lives and limbs have been lost as criminals and miscreants are now hiding under the umbrella<br>...</p>&mdash; Babajide Sanwo-Olu (@jidesanwoolu) <a href="https://twitter.com/jidesanwoolu/status/1318504576937578497?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 20, 2020</a></blockquote>
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<p><em>"As a government that is alive to its responsibility and has shown a commitment to the movement #ENDSARS, we will not watch and allow anarchy in our dear state.</em></p>

<p><em>"I, therefore, hereby impose a 24-hour curfew on all parts of the state as from 4pm today, 20th October, 2020. Nobody, except essential service providers and first responders must be found on the streets," </em>the governor declared.</p>

<p>Some 20 people have been killed across Nigeria since the protests commenced on October 4, 2020, under the 'End SARS' banner.</p>

<p>The Edo State Governor, <strong>Godwin Obaseki,</strong> has also declared a curfew in his state after hoodlums<a href="https://www.pulse.ng/news/local/endsars-gov-obaseki-imposes-curfew-in-edo/zm4lwn7"> masterminded a jailbreak</a> and freed inmates.</p>

Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu. [Twitter/@jidesanwoolu]

Governor Sanwo-Olu imposes 24-hour curfew in Lagos as hoodlums hijack #EndSARS protests

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