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#EndSARS Panel Seeks Prosecution of Officers, Osinbajo Apologizes

Nigeria's Presidential Panel on Reform of SARS has recommended 37 police officers for dismissal and 24 for prosecution following 113 complaints on alleged human rights violations from across the country received by the Panel. This comes after more than a week of demonstrations against police brutality. The demonstrations began with a call to ban the notorious police unit, the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) which has been accused of torture, extortion, and extrajudicial killings. A new unit, Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) was hastily launched. The demonstrations, organized under the name #EndSARS, have since mushroomed into broader protests against alleged police brutality and corrupt governance.

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An #EndSARS protest in Lagos.

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