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Festus Keyamo, minister of state for labour and employment, says Yohanna Shankuk, his driver was killed by a vehicle avoiding #EndSARS protesters on Wednesday.

Keyamo, who disclosed this in a tweet, said the incident occurred at Berger roundabout in Abuja.

The minister said Shankuk was walking to his (Keyamo’s) office when a vehicle taking a one-way lane ran him over.

According to him, the driver of the vehicle saw advancing protesters, made a U-turn and took a one-way route back.

“I regret to announce that my driver, Mr. Yohanna Shankuk, died yesterday in Abuja as a result of the protests,” Keyamo wrote.

“A vehicle that saw advancing protesters at Berger roundabout, made a U-turn, took the one-way back and ran over him as he was making his way on foot to my private office.”

I regret to announce that my driver, Mr. Yohanna Shankuk, died yesterday in Abuja as a result of the protests. A vehicle that saw advancing protesters at Berger roundabout, made a U-turn, took the one-way back and ran over him as he was making his way on foot to my private office

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— Festus Keyamo, SAN (@fkeyamo) October 15, 2020

Aggrieved Nigerians took to the streets in the past one week protesting against brutality and extrajudicial killing by operatives of the now defunct special anti-robbery squad (SARS) of the police.

After days of protests, Mohammed Adamu, inspector-general of of police, announced the dissolution of SARS on Sunday.

He said a new policing arrangement will be announced to fill in the gaps created by the scrapping of SARS.

On Tuesday, Adamu set up SWAT as a replacement to the now disbanded SARS and said members of the new unit will commence training next week.