After all, my salary would be paid.”28 policemen killed in nine states in one weekChecks by The PUNCH on Thursday indicated that 28 policemen were killed in nine states during the violence that rocked the nation. The Lagos State Police Command said six police officers were lynched while 36 were critically injured by suspected thugs. In Rivers State, three policemen were also said to have been slain by IPOB members who hid under the #EndSARS protests. On its part, the Lagos State Government awarded scholarship to the children of the six police officers who died during the crisis in the state. In Abia State, the police spokesman, Geoffrey Ogbonna, said three policemen were killed by hoodlums during the crisis.

Source: Punch October 30, 2020 01:07 UTC