Tobias Sylvester
Some youths have gone on rampage in Osogbo, capital of Osun State, over alleged killing of three suspected internet fraudsters by officers of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS).
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It was gathered that the suspected Yahoo Boys were involved in an ghastly accident on Tuesday afternoon, during a hot chase by the SARS operatives on Oba Adesoji Aderemi East road.
According to reports, the young men were riding in their car when the SARS officers attempted to stop them aftet being trailed from the Osun Mall.
The young men refused to stop and the SARS officers engaged them in a hot chase. The driver of the car veered off the road and hit an electric pole.
While three of the men were said to have died immediately in the accident, the fourth occupant of the car sustained serious injury and was rushed to the hospital.
The incident has brought about a serious uproar and pandemonium in the community as residents, especially youths, took to the streets to protest and register their grievances.
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The aggrieved youths dumped one of the corpses in front of Osun Government House, and they also set ablaze a police patrol van belonging to the Joint Task Force at Alekuwodo area of the city.
The protesters also targeted police operatives in the area and disrupted free flow of traffic around Oke-Fia, Ola-Iya, Alekuwodo, Odi-Olowo axis, and Ilobu road.
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Osogbo is on 🔥🔥🔥 right now…. #EndSARS pic.twitter.com/iSliDWL77t
— Larry peter (@Larrypeter6) September 15, 2020
Osogbo guys are really really angry #EndSARS Now
— Mayowa Olagunju ❁ (@iam_doctormayor) September 15, 2020
The incident have also sparked protest on social media with many calling on the Federal Government to do something about the incessant harassment of young men by SARS and other security agencies.
Three people were chased to death by SARS, while one other sustained injuries in a road accident allegedly caused by operatives of the Joint taskforce SARS in Osogbo. https://t.co/a5bvqGz4uZ#EndSARS
— Mayowa Olagunju ❁ (@iam_doctormayor) September 15, 2020
When ever you are dealing with The Nigerian police, as far as you know you are not guilty, just be calm and use your Head, reply them confidently and politely, if they request you follow them to their station, follow them, remember your life is important and Fragile #EndSARS
— JOSHUA (@JJExclusive1) September 15, 2020
Sadly, Sarz has killed more Nigerian youths than even armed robbers!! This must stop😔 #EndSARS
— DJ KAYWISE (@djkaywise) September 15, 2020
Criminals, extortionists and murderers handed guns by the state, wasting young lives, extorting citizens and openly stealing from people they should be protecting. Such absurdity. #EndSARS
— Dr Dípò Awójídé (@OgbeniDipo) September 15, 2020
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#EndSARS#EndSARS#EndSARS#EndSARS#EndSARS#EndSARS#EndSARS#EndSARS#EndSARS#EndSARS#EndSARS#EndSARS#EndSARS#EndSARS#EndSARS#EndSARS kindly retweet 🔁 pic.twitter.com/VoNq55zyVK— Bòdá_Àlàní Ękùn 🦁 (@IamRaymonking) September 15, 2020
Person mama go just dey house dey cry like this😔 #EndSARS
— DJ KAYWISE (@djkaywise) September 15, 2020
😢😢😥😥 make we no make #EndSARS be audio now pic.twitter.com/A96tNN8aCi
— JahWiz (@sammy_wiz1) September 15, 2020
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https://twitter.com/AbaniseNioluwa/status/1305963372316418050?s=20
@raufaregbesola Interior Minister sir, the SARS atrocities will soon cause interior unrest in Nigeria if care is not taken. Now the worst has happened in Osogbo. The protest is bloody already. We are all sitting on a time bomb.#EndSARS now or else SARS will end our peace.
— Idris Ibn Olagunju (@TifeIOlagunju) September 15, 2020
After today's campaign, youths will be waiting anxiously to see another victim of #EndSARS before they will start #EndSARS Campaign again.
Forget not,yesterday survivors were today's victim,and today's survivors might be tomorrows victim. The question is WHO IS NEXT?. #EndSARS
— Yusuf Adebayo (@Yusuf__Adebayo) September 15, 2020
KanyiDaily recalls a few months ago, SARS operatives were also accused of shooting a 17-year-old boy named Sadiq while chasing some suspected kidnappers in Abuja.
