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#EndSARS: 13-Year-Old Protester Killed in Delta
The ongoing protests has seen the death of a 13-year-old #EndSARS protester in Sapele area of Delta State.
The unidentified teenager died from injuries he sustained after falling from a moving truck.
The victim was said to have joined other youths protesting against police brutality and extrajudicial killings in Sapele when the incident happened.
The spokesman for the Delta State Police Command, Onome Onovwakpoyeya, confirmed the incident.
The corpse of the teenager was later wrapped with the national flag, placed on the back of the truck on open display at the Amukpe area of Sapele, causing massive traffic to commuters.
Meanwhile, thousands of #EndSARS protesters have again laid siege at the summit junction at the Asaba-Onitsha Highway leading to the Niger Bridge, causing gridlock with travellers stranded for hours.
The protesters have sworn not to back down till their demands were met.