SAN FRANCISCO, October 20, (THEWILL) – Hoodlums on Tuesday hijacked the ongoing protest against police brutality in Jos.
The Hoodlums attacked car owners and shops around the Ahmadu Bello, Terminus, Barrack Road, and Old Bukuru Park area of the city.
While offices were hurriedly closed as residents scampered for safety, the hoodlums moved in groups attacking and injuring passersby, vandalizing cars, and looting shops.
A statement by the State Acting Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Donbey Peters said, “we are working to bring the situation under control. What I know for now is that two cars have been burnt and some shops looted. The peculiarity of the disturbances in the city is what is giving it the religious or ethnic coloration but it is just hoodlums who hijack the process. We are taking stock of the situation and credible information will be made available as we assess the situation.”
He added, “no arrest has been made yet but the area is calm now.”
Video footage showing how hoodlums are causing unrest in Jos pic.twitter.com/0AfDbMjdt2
— Naija wants to #EndSARS (@Naija_PR) October 20, 2020
