Tag: SARS

Police Brutality and Nonviolent Protest: The Case of Nigeria

Posted by and & filed under Civilians in Conflict, Security

In the past weeks, the Nigerian city of Lagos had been rocked by numerous youth-led protests against police brutality by the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, also known as SARS. These protests which started peacefully turned deadly with numerous reports accusing the Nigerian police officers of shooting the demonstrators, resulting in at least 10 deaths and dozens… Read more »