Iran Press/Africa: More than 10,000 demonstrators clogged roads, bringing the center of the usually traffic-filled economic hub to a standstill.
Many protesters brandished the green-and-white Nigerian flag as they filled a major stretch of highway in the megacity of 20 million people.
Anger over abuses by the police's notorious Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) erupted into widespread demonstrations last week, forcing the government to scrap the unit.
The crowds have continued to grow despite the announcement of a string of reforms.
The wave of protests is the biggest display of people's anger in years in Africa's most populous nation as young people demand more sweeping changes.
People held up placards reading "We are not lazy we just can't find jobs" as celebrities took to a stage to urge on the masses or recount stories of police abuse.
On Friday evening a mammoth crowd staged a vigil for those killed by the security forces.
Demonstrators held their mobile phone torches aloft as they called for accountability after decades of widespread mistreatment by law enforcement.
Nigeria's authorities have set up a new SWAT unit to replace SARS and pledged to hold officers who have committed abuses accountable.
But many are skeptical that the government will follow through with the genuine change after a rights group said that up to 10 people were killed in the initial harsh response to the protests.
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