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The police have used teargas to disperse some citizens protesting against police brutality in the federal capital territory (FCT).

In October, many Nigerians took to the streets to call for a reform of the force.

During the protests, Mohammed Adamu, inspector-general of police (IGP), announced the dissolution of the special anti-robbery squad (SARS) — a unit of the police alleged to be responsible for many extra-judicial killings.

The demonstrations around the country stopped after soldiers opened fire at protesters at the Lekki tollgate in Lagos state.

But on Sunday, protesters regrouped and went to the police headquarters in the FCT.

They did an ‘EndSARS’ mural on the road leading to the gate of the headquarters.

During the protest at the entrance of the national assembly on Friday, police officers reportedly shot into the air to disperse the protesters.

Omoyele Sowore, convener of #RevolutionNow, was among those who led the protesters to the national assembly.

#EndSARS ⁦@PoliceNG⁩ brutally attacked us at the ⁦@nassnigeria⁩ this morning during an early morning action. Five protesters injured and then arrested! #Nobackingdown #RevolutionNow pic.twitter.com/T6g6iPCHWS

— Omoyele Sowore (@YeleSowore) November 6, 2020

#EndSARS The Nigeria Police Force will never learn, this protest was carried out at the National Assembly in Abuja, we had been done engraving #EndSARS and leaving when they unleashed violence on peaceful protesters but these acts will not delay our freedom! #RevolutionNow pic.twitter.com/07QyPhRL6Q

— Omoyele Sowore (@YeleSowore) November 6, 2020