‘I was going to die there’: Lagos panel begins hearing police brutality claims
LIBBY GEORGE A judicial panel investigating claims of police brutality and the shooting of protesters began hearing complaints in Lagos
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‘Perfect storm’: How Nigeria’s peaceful police protests turned violent
ALEXIS AKWAGYIRAM TEARS fill Ephraim Osinboyejo’s eyes as he recalls the idealism that drove thousands of Nigerians like him into
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#EndSARS: What it feels like to be in the shoes of a young Nigerian
FOLLOWING weeks of nationwide protests against police brutality, led by young Nigerians who complain of being targeted by the police,
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Lagos imposes 24-hour curfew amid protests against Nigeria’s police
ALEXIS AKWAGYIRAM and LIBBY GEORGE THE Nigerian state of Lagos has imposed a 24-hour curfew, saying protests against alleged police
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Why disbanding the notorious anti-robbery squad won’t stop bad policing in Nigeria
A wave of protests has spread through Nigeria as citizens call for the disbandment of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, a
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Nigeria’s police disbands controversial anti-robbery Squad after protests
ALEXIS AKWAGYRIRAM and ABRHAHIM ACHIRGA THE head of Nigeria’s police dissolved its Special Anti-Robbery Squad with immediate effect, a police
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