Efraim Austin voyages eyes as he recalls the idealism that drew thousands like him to campaign against police brutality on the night he saw young activists gone down.

There's a storm brewing inside of me.

I don't know where to put it.

I don't know what to do with it.

What began as a largely peaceful movement against the now the Spaniards special anti robbery squad has since turned into some off the worst streets violence since the end of military rule in 1999.

Eye Witnesses and Amnesty International see security forces killed at least 12 people into District's off leaguers on October 20 as they in first a curfew, though the army and police have denied involvement or seen.

Boy Joe, a 39 year old businessman, was at the main protest site, the Lackey District, Tollgate.

This place was a war zone, but it was one army fighting civilians, unarmed civilians, peaceful civilians.

Civilians will wear exercising their constitutional right.

The army says its forces were not that lucky.

But in a Lagos hospital, Nicolas Bay lies reasoned and coughing.

After being shot, he stays by a soldier with e soldier, Man stood with a cap.

I saw him standing there and he was shooting.

E thought it was a rubber bullet or a firecracker until the bullet touched me e.

Then I realized this was meant to kill someone.

E keep us.

It's not just the police who have been accused of violence.

In the days following October 20 crowds set fire to government offices and police stations, and Luton was reported.

Protesters had.

Government officials say those doing the looting and vandalism are for the most part, not those who mobilized against police brutality.

Protests organizes, some of whom are in hiding, are now urging followers to stay off the streets and focus on the online campaigning that has successfully grabbed global attention to push for wider police reforms.

On despite the bloodshed was seen Boyette, who has hope.

But I also saw people chanting, We will die for our country Then, though I don't want to watch anybody die, and I don't want to see anybody die.

I find optimism in that that maybe for the first time, young people are willing to stand up against tyranny because that's what this is.