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Osogbo on its knee as EndSARS protesters blocked major roads.

Osogbo on its knee as EndSARS         protesters blocked major roads. Youths in Osun are very serious and consistent about the issue of EndSARS after they protested yesterday and not…

Osogbo on its knee as EndSARS         protesters blocked major roads.

Youths in Osun are very serious and consistent about the issue of EndSARS after they protested yesterday and not giving up by storming the street in the early hour today Tuesday 13

The protesters converged on Nelson Mandela Freedom Park around 10:30am and moved down to the popular olaiya junction, blocking the highways. They were harmed with placards, banners and were burning tyres.

They barricaded Alekuwodo, Ogo-Oluwa, Odi-Olowo, and Orisunbare roads with tyres, woods and iron rods, forcing motorists to make U-turn from the junction.

  1.    Their actions caused heavy traffic on the roads depriving all motorists from moving.
  • The protesters took over the junction, dancing to music from a sound system placed on a vehicle in order to keep the protest more lively and entertaining.
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Published October 13, 2020
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