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The protests are against police brutality meted out by a now-defunct specialised police unit known as the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). [7] A memorial protest was held on 20 October 2021 to mark the first anniversary of the October 2020 Lekki toll gate shooting. [8] Protesters at the endSARS protest in Lagos, Nigeria 92 - cropped: 2024 1 ...
14 November – Witnesses say that soldiers shot civilians during a peaceful protest is Lagos on 20 October. [51] 28 November - Koshebe massacre: 110 civilians and peasant farmers were killed and six were wounded as they worked in rice fields in Koshebe village. It is the deadliest attack against civilians in Nigeria this year. [52]
In 1961, organized protest in front of two foreign embassies in Lagos [2] after the death of Patrice Lumumba was instrumental to the withdrawal of Nigeria from the Anglo-Nigeria Defense Pact. [1] In 1964, NYC joined like minded groups to organize a general workers strike. [1] Beginning in 1963, the organization began to fracture.
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End SARS, widely written as #EndSARS, was a decentralised social movement and series of mass protests against police brutality in Nigeria that mainly occurred in 2020. [2] The movement's slogan called for the disbandment of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), a notorious unit of the Nigerian Police known for its long record of abuse against Nigerian citizens.
ABUJA/KADUNA (Reuters) -At least three protesters were killed in Nigeria's Kaduna state on Thursday, Reuters reporters and eyewitnesses said, as demonstrators rallied across the West African ...
Lazy Nigerian Youths, also known as #LazyNigerianYouths, is a social media revolt by Nigerian youths against President Muhammadu Buhari.While speaking at the Commonwealth Business Forum in Westminster on 18 April 2018, the president said, in response to an interview question about an unrelated topic, that a majority of the Nigerian youths have not been to school and wanted everything free ...
Protesters gathered at the Unity Fountains, Maitama to hold a peaceful protest. Protesters moved on foot shouting "End SARS" until they were dispersed by police men. [8]It was also reported that protesters against End SARS were seen carrying place cards with inscriptions that the Lekki toll gate shooting was a hoax.