More #EndSARS violence as 4 killed at Auchi protest

T‎ony Osauzo, Benin

Four people were reportedly shot dead in Auchi in Etsako West Local Government Area of Edo State when an earlier #EndSARS protest turned violent.

The protesters were said to‎ have beaten up a military man, forcing soldiers to react which led to the killings.

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The intervention of the‎ soldiers reportedly eased the gridlock on the Auchi-Okene-Lokoja road which had built from Jattu junction to Aviele as result of a blockade the protesters had mounted at Jattu junction Monday morning.

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