POLICE BRUTALITY FUELING YOUTH AGITATION
Picture above shows the damaged eye of the Uber driver as brutalized by the police Police high-handedness had sparked spontaneous reaction that turned unruly in some parts of the country especially Lekki, in Lagos State. These reactions had allegedly led to deaths of some youths which were part of the protests in Lekki tollgate. There is still a back and forth between the protesters and the Government as to facts of killing by the military. One year after, there is still no hard evidence to resolve that there was an actual massacre as claimed by the sponsors of the protest tagged #EndSARS. SARS was an acronym meaning Special Anti-Robbery Squad which Nigerian youths pushed for its abolition. Although the youths won the battle and SARS was abolished by the Inspector General of Police, buy the fight is far from over as many incidences of Police brutality still abounds. It is common to see police stripping young ladies on the way to or from night hangouts in Abuja and Lagos. It is also com...

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