Minister’s Driver dies in #EndSARS protests

Yohanna Shankuk, the driver of the Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, has died in the #EndSARS protests on Wednesday in Abuja.

The Minister broke the news on Thursday morning, saying, Yohanna Shankuk, was knocked down in Abuja on Wednesday by a vehicle that took one-way to avoid advancing protesters.

The late Shankuk was on his way to Keyamo’s private office before the incident took place.

The incident was said to have occurred at Berger Roundabout, Abuja.

According to the minister, the driver died as a result of the protest by youths against police brutality and extortion in the country.

The bereaved Minister tweeted: “I regret to announce that my driver, Mr. Yohanna Shankuk, died yesterday in Abuja as a result of the protests.

“A vehicle that saw advancing protesters at Berger roundabout, made a U-turn, took the one-way back and ran over him as he was making his way on foot to my private office.”

The minister earlier alleged that the ongoing #EndSARS protest rocking the country is becoming a mob action.

According to him, some criminal elements have mixed with genuine protesters to unleash terror on citizens and members of the Nigeria Police Force.

Recall that there was pandemonium in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja on Wednesday as #ENDSARS protesters were attacked by other groups against the campaign.

Several persons were injured and vehicles vandalised as the invasion of the new groups led to a clash at the popular Berger Roundabout in Abuja.

It was chaos as people scampered for safety and tried to defend themselves as the invading groups attacked the protesters with sticks and machetes, destroying vehicles and anything on their path.

The situation held up vehicular traffic and business activity across the nation’s capital.

Armed policemen and other security agents who were around could not contain the situation.

Some of the hoodlums were apprehended by the protesters, who claimed that the thugs were conveyed by the police to the venue to disrupt the peaceful protest.

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