Police Brutality

#EndSARS: What it feels like to be in the shoes of a young Nigerian

Following weeks of nationwide protests against police brutality, led by young Nigerians who complain of being targeted by the police, Adejuwon Soyinka asked Oludayo Tade, a sociologist, to help us understand what it feels like being a yo...

Oludayo Tade·over 3 years ago

Why disbanding the notorious anti-robbery squad won’t stop bad policing in Nigeria

A wave of protests has spread through Nigeria as citizens call for the disbandment of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, a unit of the Nigeria police. This followed footage that went viral of the squad beating a man to death. Protesters too...

Lanre Ikuteyijo ·over 3 years ago

Young Nigerians rise up to demand a different kind of freedom

Two days after Nigeria celebrated its sixtieth year of independence, a video of a young man brazenly killed by a member of the notorious Special Anti-Robbery Squad or SARS caught the attention of netizens. The Twitter user who posted t...

Sakiru Adebayo ·over 3 years ago

Social Media Users Rally Crowds Using #EndSARS

Protests erupted in Nigeria earlier this month against #EndSars a decentralized social movement against police brutality in Nigeria to date the protests are seen perpetuating and such they haves caught eyes globally. Social media users ...

Phumzile Mavimbela·over 3 years ago

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