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At least two persons have been confirmed dead and scores injured as hoodlums fired gun shots and used cutlasses at endsars protesters in Benin, capital of Edo state, Nigeria.

One of the dead protesters was identified as I.

The peaceful protest by hundreds of youths which began at the city centre, later turned bloody, as the hoodlums clashed with the protesting youths.

It was gathered that some youths, called Ogbe Boys who collect revenue for Oredo local government council, accused the protesters of preventing them from collecting money from vehicles using the car park.

The hoodlums were said to have suddenly appeared with guns, cutlasses and other dangerous weapons to attack the protesters.

While some of the protesting youths took to their heels, others stayed back to persuade the hoodlums that the peaceful protest was for all of the youths and that they were not out to fight anybody.

It was further learnt that the hoodlums who were clad in red T-shirt, were saying “why are they disturbing our work,” and in the process brought guns, cutlasses and other dangerous weapons to attack the protesting youths.

Some of those who received gunshot injuries in the ensuing violence were later rushed to the nearby Central Hospital.

One of the injured persons said the hoodlums descended on him thinking he wanted to video as they removed cutlasses from their vehicle

“I didn’t join the protest, I was coming from the bank when I met them on the road. Because I held phone in my hand, they started beating me saying I wanted to video them. They collected the phone and I had to run for my life,” he said.

The youths however, later regrouped after the hoodlums had been chased away and continued the protest.

Also speaking, one of the protesters, said they were at the Ring Road to protest police brutality and good governance in Nigeria, only to be attacked by hoodlums.

“We started the protest from Sapele Road, but on getting to the Ring Road, hoodlums just appeared from nowhere with cutlasses and guns to attack us and disrupt the protest.

“Our demands are, don’t end SARS and come with SWAT. Police should be reformed as well as reduction of salary of the members of the House of Representative and the Senate,” he said.

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In the Navy, back in the day, sailors used cutlasses vs. swords because the length of the blade was ideal for shipboard fighting.. Stupid Jeopardy Alex Trebek info

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Originally Posted by docfr8 ↗

Stupid Jeopardy Alex Trebek info

No sir! It is nothing to joke about.



Cutlasses are serious.

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Originally Posted by docfr8 ↗

In the Navy, back in the day, sailors used cutlasses vs. swords because the length of the blade was ideal for shipboard fighting.. Stupid Jeopardy Alex Trebek info

They’re also in the sabre family of swords which have arguably the best design in history for cutting through large volumes of flesh as well as literally disarming opponents. Given that Saudi Arabia is still using sabres for public executions today, it’s safe to say they’ve withstood the test of time.