{"id":35868,"date":"2020-10-16T14:52:48","date_gmt":"2020-10-16T14:52:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=35868"},"modified":"2020-10-16T14:52:56","modified_gmt":"2020-10-16T14:52:56","slug":"endsars-protesters-defy-ban-observe-jummat-on-abuja-road","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=35868","title":{"rendered":"#EndSARS protesters defy ban, observe Jummat on Abuja road"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.ripplesnigeria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Abuja-EndSars.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>#EndSARS protesters on Friday defied the ban on protest in Abuja to continue their demand for an end to police brutality and the reform of the force.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The highlight of the Friday protest in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ripplesnigeria.com\/fcta-bans-endsars-protests-in-abuja-over-covid-19-protocol-violation\/\">Federal Capital Territory (FCT)<\/a>\u00a0was a photo circulating on social media showing Muslims among the protesters observing their prayer right on the road.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They continued their protest after the Jummat prayer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The FCT Security Committee had on Thursday directed that all street demonstrations, protests, and processions within its environs had been banned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The committee claimed that the ban became necessary due to the dangers posed by the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>#EndSARS protesters on Friday defied the ban on protest in Abuja to continue their demand for an end to police brutality and the reform of the force. 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