A woman has been shot dead as #EndSARS protesters in Benin defied the 24-hour curfew imposed by the Edo state government and stormed the streets to continue the protests.
They blocked the Ugbowo-Lagos road and succeeded in chasing away police officers deployed to the area.
At Satan market Sapele road, Benin city. some hoodlums engaged the police soldiers in a gun duel.
On Monday, hoodlums broke through two correctional facilities in the city and released inmates. As the protests turned bloody, the government slammed a 24-hour curfew in the state.