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A mechanic identified as Umaru Sanny Idris has been arrested by men of the Nigerian Police Force alongside other youths tagged as #EndSARS protesters.
Sanny was said to have been arrested in a raid carried out by the police at mechanic workshops in Sangotedo area of Lagos.
According to popular blogger and CEO Legit9ja – Newton Arunaye, Sanny was his personal mechanic and he found out he was arrested since Sunday morning, November 15, by the Police along LBS, Ajah Sangotedo and was transferred to Area C, Surulere.
Newton Arunaye further revealed that Sanny learnt to repair cars without education just to make a living for himself.
“I have known, Idris for two years, he is the only one that repairs the small Honda I’m managing 😭, this boy has never stolen from on me, I even send him on errand with my car. The day my car broke down at the Third Mainland bridge in the middle of the Night he came with taxify,
To fix it for me, I can never forget that night I woke him out of his sleep. Idris has no one to help him. He is a hardworking boy his workshop is Jst around that LBS he was arrested. Please help share this post till it get to People that can help get him out of that place,” he stated.
He also called on well meaning Nigerians to help facilitate the release of Umaru Sanny.
Despite a system that has been unresponsive to their needs, the youth of Nigeria have spoken up. There is a poetry to the fact that #EndSARs erupted in October 2020; Oct. 1, 1960 marked the official date of Nigeria’s independence from British rule. Sixty years later, young Nigerians are still demanding freedom from repression. The #EndSARS protests began with a focus on police brutality, but have extended to other dimensions of corruption, human rights violations and underdevelopment in Nigeria. Not necessarily seeking to topple Nigeria or even the Buhari regime, (there are other groups in the country much more focused on this) the #EndSARS protests sought to make Nigerian citizenship mean something tangible and worthwhile for young people.