{"id":35448,"date":"2020-10-15T09:57:53","date_gmt":"2020-10-15T09:57:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=35448"},"modified":"2020-10-15T09:57:59","modified_gmt":"2020-10-15T09:57:59","slug":"police-deny-arrest-of-endsars-protesters-in-abuja","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=35448","title":{"rendered":"Police deny arrest of EndSARS protesters in Abuja"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.ripplesnigeria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Police.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command on Wednesday denied the arrest of #ENDSARS protesters in the nation\u2019s capital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Commissioner of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ripplesnigeria.com\/endsars-campaign-highlights-need-for-comprehensive-reform-of-police-saraki\/\">Police<\/a>&nbsp;in charge of FCT, Mr. Bala Ciroma, who disclosed this to journalists, said no casualty was recorded during Wednesday\u2019s protest in the city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He added that five vehicles were vandalised during the protest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ciroma said: \u201cAt the beginning, there was a convergence of protesters at Berger Roundabout.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cLater, we discovered that the protesters were divided into two, those protesting against SARS and those against the ending of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ripplesnigeria.com\/suspected-hoodlums-attack-abuja-endsars-protesters\/\">SARS<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhile we deployed our men to ensure law and order, these groups came into the arena, and before we knew it, there were hot exchanges between the groups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe timely intervention of our men prevented the situation from deteriorating.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said the command had commenced an investigation to determine what led to the clash between the two groups.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command on Wednesday denied the arrest of #ENDSARS protesters in the nation\u2019s capital. The Commissioner of&nbsp;Police&nbsp;in charge of FCT, Mr. Bala Ciroma, who disclosed this to journalists, said no casualty was recorded during Wednesday\u2019s protest in the city. He added that five vehicles were vandalised during the protest. 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