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Nigeria paid a heavy price for the excesses of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) of the Nigerian police last October when youth took the #EndSARS protests from social media to the streets across the country.
The protests were an explosion of pent up anger nationwide over unlawful arrests, torture, and extrajudicial killings by the police, especially the rogue unit.
The protests started peacefully but turned violent especially after a government clampdown. Dozens of people including peaceful protesters and police officers were killed while public and private facilities were attacked.
The highlight of the violence was recorded at the Lekki Toll Gate in Lagos on October 20, 2020, when soldiers shot to disperse peaceful protesters who had gathered there for days.
#ENDSARS: Judicial panels receive over 2500 petitions against police brutality in Nigeria
29 states and the FCT have set up judicial panels to hear allegations of police brutality 4 min read
The judicial panels set up across Nigeria to investigate the excesses of the Nigerian police have received over 2,500 petitions, a new report has found.
State governments set up the panels following the #ENDSARS protests by youth that rocked Nigeria in October.
Most of the petitions allege human rights violations such as extra-judicial killings, torture, extortion, harassment, sexual and gender-based violence, indiscriminate arrests, illegal detention, illegal arrests and abuse of power by personnel of the Nigerian police and other security agencies.
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