Nigerians have launched a protest movement targeted at the highly criticised Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) widely accused of unlawful arrests, torture and murder. The hashtag #EndSARS was trending worldwide on Twitter with celebrities including the Nigerian superstars Wizkid and Davido tweeting their support for protesters.

Earlier yesterday, Nigerian police fired tear gas at a protest against police brutality in the capital Abuja. A video of a man allegedly being killed by police sparked the latest protests. Several other protests have taken place across Nigeria, including Lagos. More and more Nigerians started using the hashtag last Saturday following the alleged killing of a young man by officers from the Sars unit. Many people were also using the hashtag to share stories of brutality attributed to the police unit.

On Sunday Nigeria's inspector general of police Mohammed Adamu banned the Sars unit from carrying out stop and search duties and setting up roadblocks. He also said members of Sars must always wear uniforms and promised the unit would be investigated...... (read MORE>> https://www.aksu360.com/2020/10/endsars-protests-against-police.html )