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Nigeria: #EndSARS - Lagos Govt Sets Up Panel for Victims of Police Brutality
Premium Times, 16 October 2020
The Lagos State government on Thursday said it has set to a seven-member panel to look into cases of police brutality and compensation for victims with verifiable cases. Read more »
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Nigeria: Protesters Storm National Assembly, Demand Probe of Rogue Operatives
This Day, 16 October 2020
EndSARS protesters yesterday marched to the National Assembly complex, demanding probe of brutality and high-handedness by the now-defunct Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) unit of… Read more »
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Nigeria: Nigerians Cry Out Against Police Brutality
CFR, 16 October 2020
Nigerian youths are once again on the streets protesting against SARS. On social media, many young Nigerians recount gory stories of their encounter with the squad, with some… Read more »
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Nigeria: Army Threatens Decisive Action Against 'Subversive Elements, Trouble Makers'
Premium Times, 15 October 2020
Amidst the nationwide #EndSARS protest, the Nigerian Army has threatened to deal decisively with "subversive elements" and "trouble makers". Read more »
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Nigeria: 'Army Warning to Subversive Elements Targeted At Miscreants'
Vanguard, 15 October 2020
The Defence Headquarters on Thursday disclosed that the warning by the Nigerian Army to subversive elements to desist from Anti-Democratic elements in the country is a warning… Read more »
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Nigeria: Young People Rise Up to Demand a Different Kind of Freedom
The Conversation Africa, 15 October 2020
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… Read more »
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Nigeria: #endsars - International Hackers Take Over NBC Twitter Account
Premium Times, 16 October 2020
On Friday, the hackers announced that they had gained access to the Twitter account of NBC via the victim-agency's account. Read more »
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Nigeria: Could #EndSARS Protests Grow Into a Movement?
DW, 15 October 2020
Young Nigerians took to the streets to force the end of a notorious police unit last week. The call to #EndSARS was ultimately met and protesters seem determined to stay on the… Read more »
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Nigeria: Why #EndSARS Won't Quit
African Arguments, 15 October 2020
The movement has gone from calling for the abolition of one police unit to collective protests against a system that pits the elite against the rest. Read more »
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Nigeria: Crackdown On Police Brutality Protests
HRW, 16 October 2020
Nigerian security forces have responded to overwhelmingly peaceful protests against police brutality with more violence and abuse. Read more »
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Nigeria: Governors Reject SWAT As #EndSARS Protest Spreads
Leadership, 16 October 2020
Governors of the 36 states of the federation have said that the decision of the inspector-general of police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu, to create the Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT)… Read more »