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Nigeria: Will Deployment of Army Quell or Escalate #EndSARS Protests?
Premium Times, 18 October 2020
Nigeria will never be the same again, irrespective of the way the #EndSARS protests would go in the coming days. Read more »
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Nigeria: National Assembly's Nod Not Required for Buhari to Deploy Army, Say Senators
This Day, 19 October 2020
Some members of the upper chamber of the National Assembly have said that President Muhammadu Buhari would not require the approval of the legislature to deploy soldiers to quell… Read more »
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Nigeria: 'Operation Crocodile Smile' Not Against #EndSARS Protesters - Army
Vanguard, 18 October 2020
The Nigerian Army Sunday revealed that the "Operation Crocodile Smile" has nothing to do with #EndSARS protest. Read more »
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Nigeria: #EndSARS - There Is No North-South Divide
African Arguments, 17 October 2020
SARS is as vicious and corrupt in northern Nigeria as it is in the south. Claiming otherwise is false. Read more »
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Nigeria: #EndSARS - Nigerian Youths Are Reopening the Files of Violence in the Country
This is Africa, 19 October 2020
Democracy in Nigeria has been discoloured with violence both from the police and the military. Seven months into the beginning of the fourth republic, in 1999, when the military… Read more »
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Nigeria: #EndSARS - Despite Protests, Police Begin Training SWAT
Premium Times, 18 October 2020
The Inspector General of Police (I-G), Mohammed Adamu, has said the training for the new police tactical team, Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) of the Nigeria Police will… Read more »
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Nigeria: #EndSARS - New Police Tactical Team Begins Training
This Day, 18 October 2020
The Nigeria Police said weekend that training for the new police tactical team would commence Monday after last week's dissolution of the dreaded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). Read more »
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Nigeria: #EndSARS - We Will Not Allow Anarchy - Govt
Premium Times, 18 October 2020
The Federal Government has warned that it will not allow the country to be thrown into anarchy following the violence that has trailed the #EndSARS protests. Read more »
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Nigeria: #EndSARS - Why Protests Continue Despite Govt's Concessions
Premium Times, 19 October 2020
For the past two weeks, thousands of Nigerian youths have been on the streets demanding an end to police brutality, disbandment of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) of the… Read more »
Will Deploying Nigerian Army Quell or Escalate #EndSARS Protests?
As the #EndSARS protests gather momentum, the army has warned that they will act against "subversive elements" and "troublemakers" to restore order, after more than a week of protests against police brutality. The army's statements have raised fears of possible deployment of troops to quell the #EndSARS protests which have largely been peaceful. Meanwhile, the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has said the training for the new police tactical team, Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) has commenced. This is despite the ongoing nationwide protests that led to the dissolution of the dreaded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) and rejection of the newly- formed replacement, SWAT.
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Protesters marched to the gates of Nigeria's parliament after the army said it was ready to step in and restore order after more than a week of demonstrations against police ... Read more »
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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 ... Read more »
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The Inspector-General of Police Mohammed Adamu has set up a new unit, the Special Weapons and Tactics Team (SWAT), to replace the controversial Special Anti Robbery ... Read more »
A protester stands on a police structure in Ikeja, capital of Lagos state, during #EndSARS demonstrations on October 11, 2020. Ayodeji Adegoroye (@ayodeji_dodo)/Twitter
