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What's Happening in Nigeria? #EndSARS #SARSMUSTGO

I don’t know everything about this issue, but I wanted to share as much as I can, in hopes that it will help you get an understanding, if you’re unaware, motivate you to find out more on this, and also call you to do your part, if you feel so led. If you’re in the US, you can think about this in a similar way that we’ve spoken about police brutality in the US especially this summer, and just put it in Nigeria.

SARS is the Special Anti-Robbery Squad in Nigeria. They’re a branch of the Nigerian Police Force that doesn’t wear badges or uniforms and they were designed to fight kidnapping, banditry, and other crimes alike. As SARS continued, it started to become something a bit different. They began targeting innocent young people across Nigeria.

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