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End SARS Protest


A nationwide protest began on October 8, 2020 calling on the government to disband the abusive Police unit called SARS.

The ENDSARS protest is a social movement in Nigeria that started on the 8th of October via Twitter calling for banning of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), a unit of the Nigerian Police Force, known for oppression and brutality. The protests started as a social media campaign using the hashtag #ENDSARS to demand for the Nigerian Government to disband the notorious SARS unit. The real energy came when Rinu Oduala, a PR strategist lead a group of protesters to spend the night outside the Lagos state government house, Alausa on October 8, 2020 and since then the protesters have camped at the spot while the protest spread worldwide.

On Tuesday 13 October 2020, the Nigerian Police Force PRO announced the dissolution of SARS and formation of SWAT to fill the gaps arising from the dissolution of SARS but the protesters are not backing down claiming this is just a ploy to get them to stop the protest and also that the SARS operatives involved will just move to the new outfit and continue their brutality against the citizen. The government has continued to violently repress protests despite the announcement.
A Protester raises a placard at Lagos-Ibadan expressway, Alausa Ikeja Lagos on October 14, 2020. Nationwide protest began on October 8, 2020 calling on the government to disband the abusive Police unit called SARS.
A demonstrator of the End Sars protest, on October 19, 2020
Candlelight procession at the Lekki Tollgate in loving memory of the victims of the extra-judicial killings in Nigeria. There has been a nationwide protest against the Special Anti-Robbery Squad aka SARS ( a Nigerian Police Force Unit ) for unjust brutali
Two young Nigerians stand on a trailer waving the Nigerian Flag in support of the ongoing protest against police brutality in the country.
A demonstrator displaying a placard of the End Sars protest, on October 19, 2020
Members of the celestial church of christ seen protesting under the bridge at Ojuelegba on October 18, 2020, in Lagos, Nigeria.
On Friday 16th of October, Muslim in Eti-Osa LGA in Lagos held Jumaat Service at the Lekki Toll gate to pray for the state of the country.
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