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Dec
10
2020
By The African Mirror
Nigerians got their abusive SARS police force abolished – but elation soon turned to frustration

Nigerians got their abusive SARS police force abolished – but elation soon turned to frustration

THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
FOR a brief moment in October, it seemed that youthful protesters calling to “abolish” a police force had succeeded. After weeks of mass demonstrations against police brutality, the government agreed to disband a widely hated police unit. SAMUEL FURY CHILDS DALY, Assistant Professor of African and African American Studies, Duke University This was in Nigeria, not the United States. But the lessons from Nigeria have broad relevance for protesters elsewhere calling for major reforms to policing. In Nigeria, it took just three weeks of mass demonstrations for President Muhammadu Buhari to announce he would eliminate the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, or…
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Nov
19
2020
By The African Mirror
Nigeria should sanction CNN for report on shooting of protesters – minister

Nigeria should sanction CNN for report on shooting of protesters – minister

MEDIA FREEDOM
FELIX ONUAH NIGERIA should sanction CNN for its report that the country's military shot and killed protesters demonstrating against police brutality, a minister has said. Nigeria Information Minister Lai Mohammed. Picture: Flickr The U.S. broadcaster used "unverified and possibly doctored videos" and "information from questionable sources" in the report, information minister Lai Mohammed told a news conference in Abuja. When asked, Mohammed did not specify how the government might sanction CNN. He said he believes it has internal systems for dealing with erring staff, and that Nigerian authorities would also do what was necessary. CNN did not immediately respond to…
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Oct
28
2020
By The African Mirror
‘I was going to die there’: Lagos panel begins hearing police brutality claims

‘I was going to die there’: Lagos panel begins hearing police brutality claims

NEWS
LIBBY GEORGE A judicial panel investigating claims of police brutality and the shooting of protesters began hearing complaints in Lagos on Tuesday in a nation on edge following Nigeria's biggest upheaval in 20 years. Independent investigations were a core demand of protesters who successfully demanded the end of a widely feared police branch called the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). The demonstrations turned violent on October 20 when witnesses said the military opened fire on peaceful protesters. The army said it was not there. Authorities said at least 13 states have established judicial panels. The Lagos panel has yet to receive…
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Oct
25
2020
By The African Mirror
Nigeria’s police chief mobilises to quell worst unrest in two decades

Nigeria’s police chief mobilises to quell worst unrest in two decades

NEWS
ANGELA UKOMADU NIGERIA'S police chief ordered the immediate mobilisation of all force resources to try to control the worst street violence in Africa's most populous country in two decades stemming from protests against police brutality. The unrest, unprecedented since the 1999 return to civilian rule, is the most serious political crisis confronting President Muhammadu Buhari, a former military ruler elected in 2015. Curfews have been imposed on millions of people in recent days in response to violence and looting in parts of the country. Violence, particularly in the commercial capital Lagos, escalated after demonstrators were shot on Tuesday night in…
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