Nigeria - #EndSARS Protester Faces Years in Jail for Promoting Demonstrations On Facebook

The Nigerian Authorities must drop all charges against Imoleayo Michael who is facing years in prison for joining protests against the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) last October, Amnesty International said today, ahead of his trial on Monday.

Michael, a computer programmer from Nigeria, joined demonstrations in October last year against the violence, extortion and killings by SARS. He promoted the protest on Facebook and Twitter using the viral hashtag #EndSARS.

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