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Nigeria’s central bank freezes accounts of police brutality protesters

Nigeria’s central bank freezes accounts of police brutality protesters

NIGERIA’S central bank froze the accounts of 20 people linked with anti-police brutality protests after receiving a court order, the regulator said. Many of those affected were prominent during Nigerian protests last month known as #EndSARS, one of the West African country's biggest social upheavals in 20 years, which attracted global attention as thousands of people campaigned for an end to police brutality. The demonstrations came to a head-on October 20 when security forces opened fire and killed at least 12 protesters in Lagos, according to witnesses and Amnesty International. The army and police have denied the killings. A federal…
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More Nigerian protests against police brutality as reforms fail to convince

More Nigerian protests against police brutality as reforms fail to convince

TEMILADE ADELAJA and ALEXIS AKWAGYIRAM NIGERIAN protesters demanding an end to police brutality returned to the streets on, saying they were unconvinced by the creation of a new police unit and a pledge not to use violence against demonstrators. Protesters have staged daily marches nationwide for a week, calling for an overhaul of police forces. Police have responded to the demonstrations with beatings, tear gas and gunfire, which human rights group Amnesty International said had killed at least 10 people. The protests have prompted a raft of announcements. The Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), a police unit that demonstrators have long…
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