UPDATE 1-More Nigerian protests against police brutality as reforms fail to convince

* Daily protest marches held for a week
* Authorities announced new crime unit on Tuesday
* Protesters fear changes will not yield genuine reforms

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By Temilade Adelaja and Alexis Akwagyiram
LAGOS, Oct 14 (Reuters) - Nigerian protesters demanding an
end to police brutality returned to the streets on Wednesday,
saying they were unconvinced by the creation of a new police
unit and a pledge not to use violence against demonstrators.
Protesters have staged daily marches nationwide for a week,
calling for an overhaul of police forces. Police have responded
to the demonstrations with beatings, tear gas and gunfire, which
human rights group Amnesty International said had killed at
least 10 people.
The protests have prompted a raft of announcements. The
Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), a police unit that
demonstrators have long accused of beatings, killings and
extortion, was officially disbanded on Sunday.
On Tuesday, police agreed to stop using force against
protesters. They also announced the formation of a new unit, the
Special Weapons and Tactics team (SWAT), to "fill the gaps" left
by the disbanded SARS. But protesters said on Wednesday they feared the new unit
will simply be a rebranded version of SARS.
Hundreds gathered on Wednesday in the capital Abuja, as well
as megacity Lagos and Warri - both in the south - to press their
calls for police reforms.
"What they do is... give them new uniforms, call them a
different name, but they are still the same people in these
police forces," said blogger Folu Oyefeso, in Lagos.
Demonstrators in Lagos, who gathered despite heavy rain,
sang, danced and chanted. Many held placards, including one that
read "Stop killing our dreamers. #EndSARS now".
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, in a statement on
Wednesday, urged protesters to wind down demonstrations, saying
that the gridlock caused in recent days had disrupted businesses
still reeling from the coronavirus pandemic.
"People are just coming back to businesses. It would be
unfair for those businesses not to be able to get back on their
feet again," he said.