social movement against police brutality in Nigeria From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
End Special Anti-Robbery Squad (End SARS) or #EndSARS is a social movement in Nigeria that started on Twitter. The movement asked the government to end the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (called SARS for short), which is part of the Nigerian Police Force.[2]
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Date | 2017 – present | ||
Location | International, largely in Nigeria | ||
Caused by | Killings, assaults, and harassment by SARS officials in Nigeria; lack of freedom of expression | ||
Methods | Protest, demonstrations, online activism, civil disobedience, marches | ||
Status | Ongoing
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Casualties | |||
Death(s) | 51 civilians,[1] 11 policemen,[1] 7 soldiers[1] | ||
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It supports ending police brutality and oppression in Nigeria. It started on social media campaign using the hashtag #ENDSARS to demand Nigeria's government stop using SARS on Nigerian people. The people were tired of being hurt by SARS officers.[3][4][5] SARS kept hurting Nigerians and in 2020 there were very big protests.[6] Many Nigerians came to the protests, but the government beat up and shot the protesters.[7] On one day, the government killed about 30 protesters in Lagos.[8][9] People all over the world started protesting too.[10] Many people in the movement are now protesting not just SARS but the whole Nigerian government.[11]
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