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Protesters

October 19, 2020

#EndSARS: Lagos businesses paralysed as protests enter third week

Workers and motorists were turned back after roadblocks were mounted on key districts around the commercial capital.

#EndSARs Protesters
October 18, 2020

National Assembly leaders want #EndSARS protests halted to make space for reforms

#EndSARS campaigners question the government’s commitment to reform, but the government says it needs some stability to get things done.

Ahmad Lawan
October 14, 2020

AU condemns police killing, harming of #EndSARS protesters

The African Commission avails itself to accompany Nigeria in its effort to ensure compliance with the standards of the African Charter.

African Union
October 14, 2020

Pro-government thugs attack #EndSARS in Abuja.

Armed thugs have been disrupting #EndSARS gatherings since Monday, aiming to intimidate protesters into standing down amidst violence.

#EndSARS protest used to illustrate the story
October 11, 2020

Three shot dead, many wounded as security forces open fire on #EndSARS in Ogbomoso

#EndSARS protesters seeking justice for Saturday’s fatal shooting of Jimoh Isiaq were met with fire again on Sunday.

#EndSARS protest
October 10, 2020

LIVE: Nigerians, friends continue worldwide push to #EndSARS

Our continued coverage of an impassioned push to get rid of a special police squad beset by violence, rights abuses and corruption.

#EndSARS protest
October 9, 2020

‘They shot at us’ – One protester describes police crackdown on #EndSARS in Abuja

Nigerians have been protesting in different cities this week to demand #EndSARS, but police have tried to suppress the movement.

Protesters at Abia House, Abuja
October 9, 2020

#EndSARS: ‘Stop killing our children’, Nigerian mothers join nationwide protests

Nigerian mothers risk their health and comfort to demonstrate around Lagos on Friday, demanding an end to the controversial police unit.

Screenshot from protest video
October 9, 2020

Police unleash teargas, batons on Abuja #EndSARS protesters

Protests demanding immediate dissolution of the brutal and corrupt police squad have been gaining momentum over the past week.

Mohammed Adamu
October 8, 2020

#EndSARS: Lagos CP leads officers to attack overnight protesters

Hakeem Odumosu led his men to break makeshift tents and confiscate vehicles as protests to end the brutal squad continue in Lagos.

Police