Nigerians mourn Anthony Onome - man killed at #ENDSARS protest in Abuja

Nigerians have taken to different social media platforms to mourn Anthony Onome Unuode who was stabbed by a thug during the Abuja #ENDSARS protest on Saturday, October 17.

The peaceful protests had taken a different turn after a group of thugs bearing all manner of weapons stormed the area to attack protesters.

Anthony Onome @unuode was allegedly stabbed multiple times, by paid thugs who had come to disperse protesters, in Kubwa Abuja. He died of his injuries at the hospital today, October 18.

The thugs were reported to have been sent by a pro-SARS group aiming to disrupt the protests and calls for the dissolution of SARS and an end to all forms police brutality in Nigeria.

Anthony Onome Unuode stabbed by a thug in the Abuja peaceful protest. A more reason we should #EndSARS ?
— sophia (@90sSophie) October 18, 2020

Anthony Onome Unuode who was stabbed by thugs sent to disrupt the protest in Abuja is dead.
R.I.P Leader! May your death never be in vain.
How many more Nigerian Youths have to die?? #EndSARS #EndSarsNow #EndPoliceBrutalityinNigera
— DeboMacaroni (@mrmacaronii) October 18, 2020

They paid you N1,500 to attack and injure your fellow humans who were peacefully protesting. Now that Anthony Onome Unuode is dead, may those hoodlums and everyone involved never know peace. #EndSARS
— Adewale Adetona (@iSlimfit) October 18, 2020

How can you collect N1,500 to attack & injure your fellow humans who were protesting peacefully for the country to be better for us, now Anthony Onome is dead & many injured bcos of this. May those thugs & their sponsors never know peace, it shall not be well with them. #EndSARS
— Zaddy (@UNCLE_AJALA) October 18, 2020

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