The youths in Osun State today continue with their #EndSARS peaceful protest, despite the state government’s imposition of 24-hours curfew, the protesting youths defied the order by mounting barricades in Olaiya junction, Osogbo.
You will recalled on tuesday the Osun State government under the leadership of Governor Gboyega Oyetola imposed 24 hours curfew on the residents of the state, men of the Nigeria Army appeared at the meeting tad of the EndSARS protesters in Olaiya.
Our Correspondent gathered that the Army personnel arrived the EndSARS protest Ground in their numbers with with about seven vans around 11:10 am on Wednesday.
The troops according to our Correspondent who was at the protest Ground displayed high level of professionalism.
The troops who were fully armed reacted to the agitations and complaints stuck fast by protesting youths against alleged brutality, extortion and extra-judicial killings by operatives of Special Anti-Robbery Response Squad (SARS) in a peaceful and professional way.
The youths due to the calmness of the troops also conducted themselves peacefully just as they displayed the ethos of Omoluabi, though, they were simply chanted solidarity songs reiterated the need the for the scrapping of SARS.
Addressing the protesting youths, one of the troops who had earlier joined the protesters with the Nigerian flag in his hand said they were not on pulverized to launch show aggression on the protesters .
The soldier said they were with the protesters and would ensure they are safely 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 emphasising that they will not attack the protesters.
It was learnt that the hoodlums would have wrecked havoc on OSBC and some other Government's owned parastatals but for the quick intervention of the troops who later restored peace in the areas.
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