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Mr Macaroni, #EndSARS protesters, spend night at Lagos House of Assembly

Mr Macaroni, #EndSARS protesters, spend cold night at Lagos House of Assembly | Pulse Nigeria

Jude Egbas

<h1>Comedian Debo Adedayo, who is popularly known as Mr. Macaroni, and a band of Lagosians protesting police brutality in the country, spent their night outside the terraces of the Lagos State House of Assembly on Thursday, October 8, 2020, with mosquitoes and biting cold for company.</h1>

<p>Across the nation, Nigerians have been protesting police brutality and extortion, with the hashtag #EndSARS trending on social media platforms all week long.</p>

<div class="embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Our sleeping space is being set up!<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/EndSARSProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#EndSARSProtests</a>!<br><br>Omo, it seems like <a href="https://twitter.com/mrmacaronii?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@mrmacaronii</a> is staying the night o because 🥺🥺 <a href="https://t.co/oyXVaIeGxP">pic.twitter.com/oyXVaIeGxP</a></p>&mdash; Rinu Oduala 🔥🔫 (@SavvyRinu) <a href="https://twitter.com/SavvyRinu/status/1314270069992587277?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 8, 2020</a></blockquote>
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<div class="embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">No Tents!<br>No Chairs yet!<br>But Dear Nation, we will sleep on the ground!<br>We are not here to joke!<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/EndSarsProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#EndSarsProtests</a> <a href="https://t.co/7RLxwyyBZe">pic.twitter.com/7RLxwyyBZe</a></p>&mdash; Rinu Oduala 🔥🔫 (@SavvyRinu) <a href="https://twitter.com/SavvyRinu/status/1314378647634145281?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 9, 2020</a></blockquote>
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<p>Earlier in the day, celebrities like<strong> Falz, Runtown </strong>and <strong>Tiwa Savage</strong><a href="https://www.pulse.ng/entertainment/celebrities/runtown-falz-tiwa-savage-paul-okoye-toke-makinwa-lead-endsars-protest-in-lagos/08yx42g"> had staged anti-police brutality protests</a> in the Lekki and Victoria Island areas of Lagos.</p>

<p>Macaroni and other protesters have been updating the public from the tarmac of the Lagos House of Assembly with tweets and videos.</p>

<p><em>“To everyone that stepped out and those that are still here, to everyone lending their voices to this cause, I hope and pray we get a better Nigeria! It’s been a long time coming!!&nbsp;We definitely deserve better!!,”</em> Mr. Macaroni shared.</p>

<p><em>“Are you there??? It’s 4:00am!!! We are still here! We deserve better!!! #EndSARS #ALutaContinua.</em></p>

<div class="embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The heroes!!! Some of them you might or might not even know! But they have stayed up all night to send a message to the world! I hope the message is loud and clear!!!! <br>We still dey!!! ALUTA CONTINUA 💪🏾 <a href="https://t.co/GV6bJ4cmpq">pic.twitter.com/GV6bJ4cmpq</a></p>&mdash; Mr Macaroni (@mrmacaronii) <a href="https://twitter.com/mrmacaronii/status/1314438393825239040?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 9, 2020</a></blockquote>
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<p><em>“This is a struggle for our lives ooo! Leaders like Falz, Runtown and other hardworking youths have set the ball rolling. Let us gather ourselves and keep the ball rolling. It could be me or you tomorrow!! #EndSars #AlutaContinua,”</em> he also tweeted.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Shortly before midnight, the protesters tweeted that the lights surrounding the Assembly complex had been switched off in a bid to disperse and imperil them.</p>

<p>However, the protesters remained undeterred, setting up tents and braving the mosquito bites and the perilous darkness where miscreants and robbers often lurk in the shadows.</p>

<p>Lagos Speaker <strong>Mudashiru Obasa,</strong> would later address the protesters and tender an apology.</p>

<div class="embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Live scenes from the Lagos State House of Assembly in Alausa where protesters are engaging with the representatives of Lagos State <a href="https://t.co/UVlZZ5AWL1">https://t.co/UVlZZ5AWL1</a></p>&mdash; Pulse Nigeria (@PulseNigeria247) <a href="https://twitter.com/PulseNigeria247/status/1314343166477205507?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 8, 2020</a></blockquote>
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<p>Police brutality has been a perennial concern in Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country and largest economy.</p>

<p><a href="https://www.pulse.ng/news/local/osinbajo-applauds-igps-decision-on-sars-urges-police-to-stick-to-their-mandates/7yj0w8h">Vice President Yemi Osinbajo</a> has assured Nigerians that the issue is being addressed and that the police force will be reformed, but the excessive show of force on the streets and extra-judicial killings from police personnel haven't abated since Osinbajo first made the <a href="https://www.pulse.ng/news/local/endsars-osinbajo-orders-igp-idris-to-reform-notorious-police-unit/698mvdw">promise two years ago.&nbsp;</a></p>

<p>The Inspector General of Police (IGP), <strong>Mohammed Adamu,</strong> has also just reeled out <a href="https://www.pulse.ng/news/local/2-fsars-operatives-arrested-as-igp-bans-fsars-others-from-routine-patrols/6dg8tqw">new restrictions</a> for the rogue <strong>Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS)</strong> unit.</p>

<p>But Nigerians are adamant that they have been here before and that nothing will really change in a country where corruption has permeated every facet of known life.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The Lagos protesters have vowed to continue this morning, Friday, October 9, 2020, until their demands are met or until they receive some firm assurance.</p>

<div class="embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">That meins we wee sleep there. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/EndSARS?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#EndSARS</a> <a href="https://t.co/LmUjvmNp3J">pic.twitter.com/LmUjvmNp3J</a></p>&mdash; Máfejópamí (@VillageParrot) <a href="https://twitter.com/VillageParrot/status/1314457660515921922?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 9, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Lagos Protesters brave the perilous night as they call for an end to police brutality (Twitter: @NotJustSalmanPR)

Mr Macaroni, #EndSARS protesters, spend cold night at Lagos House of Assembly

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