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CONTENT THE YOUTH MUST TAKE A STAND PG 5 VOICES FROM THE STREETS PG 6-20 SARS VICTIM STORIES PG 20 The youths of Nigeria are saying enough is a enough and are also demanding total reform of the police force amidst other issues affecting them as average Nigerians. It is something to applaud; that these young men and women who have been tagged by these same oppressors as ‘Lazy’ are the ones trying to fix a problem they didn’t create. STYLE team reports...
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There’s a Yoruba word, Otoge. I initially did not know what it meant but it simply means Enough is Enough! Enough of police killings. Enough of innocent lives being taken at their prime. Enough of police brutality. Enough of using weapons meant to protect us to harm us. Enough of oppression, suppression and possession. Enough of hunger. Enough of anger. Enough of hopes dashed. Enough of pain. Enough of bitterness. Enough of austerity. Enough of bad governance. Enough of suffering. Enough of dreams dashed. Enough of undeserving worthlessness. Enough of voices lost. Enough of everything and anything that stunts our growth as a people. Enough is Enough! It is with great pride l watch our youths take a stand. Take a stand because they have been pushed to the edge and finally...finally...the boat has toppled over. Finally the voice of the masses have been heard. Finally the youths have taken a stand! They will not keep quiet anymore. They will not sit back and turn the other cheek anymore. They will not tolerate the untold brutality meted out at them anymore. Trust deficit is a major problem now between the police and the youths. The President needs to address the nation to give their morales a boost. The government needs to embark on reforms of the entire police force starting from recruitment level where they are taught how to relate with the public properly. SARS is a product of inherent defects in our system. The basic principles of democracy states that power belongs to the people and not the government elected by the people they are meant to serve. Now that the youths are being heard loud and clear, now that they have plucked up the courage to move from underdog to top dog, now that the world has seen and felt their pain, maybe, just maybe, the government can finally LISTEN AND ACT to quench this flame that has been incited and long overdue! Instagram: @thisdaystyle | Twitter: @thisdaystyleon | Instagram: @thisdaystyle | Website: www.thisdaystyle.ng
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THE YOUTHS TAKE A STAND!
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t is indeed a great time to be alive, the youth have defiled all odds and come together to protest against Police brutality in Nigeria in a campaign tagged #ENDSARS. The youth dared to take a stand demanding for the Nigerian Government to put a stop the Special Anti-robbery Squad who on a daily basis, harass and kill young men and women just for looking a certain way or having certain gadgets or driving certain cars. The youths of Nigeria are saying enough is a enough and are also demanding total reform of the police force amidst other issues affecting them as average Nigerians. It is something to applaud; that these young men and women who have been tagged by these same oppressors as ‘Lazy’ are the ones trying to fix a problem they didn’t create. But this is not only a protest but a cry for freedom. Freedom against oppression. Freedom against the laws that do not protect the land. Freedom from untold sufferings and hardship
meted out on youths who played no role in the decay of the economy as it is today. These youths are victims of men with guns not well trained on when and how to use them. These gun holders are children of the poor the government failed to train. And today, there are not allowing the children of today live in peace. These are uniformed men in their bulletproof regalia meant to protect us. They are meant curb armed robbery but instead, they are the armed robbers! They terrorize, bully and intimidate. With a pitiful salary of N50k a month, living in the most inhabitable accommodations, having barely enough to feed themselves talk-less of their families, should it really come as a surprise that they are frustrated tyrants preying on the ‘supposed privileged’ innocent victims? A hungry man has no conscience. A hungry and angry man...with a gun at his disposal...well, one can only imagine falling prey to such a person. So is it a wonder that victims have lost their lives under their watch? No!
These SARD men have terrorized, maimed and brutally killed innocent victims unfortunate enough to have been at the wrong end of their weapons. How many innocent lives have to be lost before the gauntlet is thrown? How many homes have to be broken with such a loss? How many mothers have to unfold their wrappers and embrace their breasts in anguish as they shed harrowing tears of pain at the loss of their children in the hands of SARS operatives? Which youth has ever heard anything good about Nigeria? When have they ever experienced peace in this land that used to flow with milk and honey? All they hear was ‘When we were’ not ‘How we are’! How long can they live under such untold hardship thrust upon them because our leaders failed us! If they do not fight for better rulership, better governance, better infrastructure, better political systems, better management of the nation’s revenues, there will be no Nigeria worth living in in time to come. As parents, we did not fight strongly enough and this generation is not going to sit back and fold their arms like we did. With the funds they have raised, they have done more than what the government did with a zillion times more. They have taken control of their situation and are sending their message across with peaceful protests. So organized are they that they have no leader. They all speak with one voice. The protest is happening nation
wide and these young Nigerians have been able to organize themselves in a way that they have no leaders but are demanding collectively that till they start to see changes, the protest will go on. And how have they been able to sustain this protest nation wide for over eight days you ask?! The revelations are simply amazing. They have been able to pull together funds in millions which are on a daily basis, transparently disbursed to different states in Nigeria through a group to help sustain the protesters. Food and water is delivered on a daily basis at different locations with the protesters cleaning up after themselves so as not to litter the streets. Mobile toilets are available for easy convenience, lawyers are available to represent detained protesters, doctors on ground to help the injured or attend to any sudden medical emergency that arise during the long hour of protest and much more. These young adults have held it down for days and don’t look like they are ready to throw in the towels till their demands are met. In their own little way they have showed us that things can work if we all speak in one voice. They are showing the older generation and the Nigerian Government that the system can work only if, everyone plays their part and play it well and fair. They want to live and most importantly, they want a Nigeria that they will be proud of. The ENDSARS movement is indeed a wakeup clarion call and now is the time for us all to stand united and the youth have shown us just how.
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VOICES FROM THE STREET PROTEST “We are sick of having to complain about one police incident or the other. The people that are supposed to be protecting us are harassing us, they are robbing us, they are killing us! These men must get off our streets. No going back, no backing down. We have put up with this menace for too long. Young innocent lives are being cut short too often. So much harassment, so much extortion. It’s time to #ENDSARS for good”. FALZ (Artiste)
“This is just the beginning. Now they know we have a voice! And we the youths understand the power we have. We shall continue to speak up about other pressing issues/police brutality and good governance!”
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Now, more than ever, the government needs to realize that the change we seek is being brought not by them but by the youth, if you can’t listen to us, the protest will not stop, if you don’t implant our response, we will come out in more numbers, play time is done. The sadness in Nigeria now is felt so deeply, the people want change, we are tired, our tired is tired, being Nigerian does not have to be this hard. #end sarsnowow#endsarsbrutality#end policebrutality TOKE MAKINWA (Media Personality)
“This has gone long enough and we MUST take action! I will be leading a protest to #ENDSARS on Thursday, October 8th 2020. They MUST listen to us, they MUST make/effects REAL and VISIBLE changes! Empty promises won’t work this time”.
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“We spent the night in front of the Lagos House to pass across a Loud message! We are still here!!! Please join us now!! The message is loud and clear; We are Tired!!!! Now is the time for the Youths of this Nation to rise and secure whatever is left of our future!! Or else there will be nothing left for us and our unborn children!!! We cannot continue to hope and pray for things to become better. We must stand up and claim our future! If we do not, the suffering, brutality and deaths have only just started!!! E go red!!! Wake Up my brothers and Sisters”!!!! #AlutaContinua
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“You denied us of everything we deserve, all we want is freedom to fend for ourselves without been harassed or disturbed by the Police. I join the Millions of Nigerians to say #endsarsNow”.
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We just celebrated our 60th Independence Day but tell me one thing that is working for us to celebrate? It is not over my beautiful people, it has just begun. God forbid that Jamil will grow up and nothing has changed or has even gotten worse. We will hold these leaders accountable. They have played with our lives for too long. They live like rock stars with our money. It is time to call them all out TIWA SAVAGE (Artiste)
“The state of our country, Nigeria is tricky; it has been from before I was born. My greatest concern in all of this is that SARS will end now as it allegedly has several times in the past (I recall giving calls to end SARS during my USA tour in April 2019 and it morphed into a different entity down the line with a different form or a different name. In my opinion, abolishing the unit is a definite first step but we cannot afford to stop there.” BURNA BOY (Artiste)
DEBO MACARONI (Comedian)
“If the situation doesn’t Change, we will march the streets of Los Angeles again next week. We must be a part of the change we wish to see in our economy” #endsars #stoppolicebrutality
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“Amidst it all. We must not forget the reasons we are protesting; we must not forget the peaceful manner of the protests and we must most certainly not back down until our demands are met! You either live for something or you die for nothing. SARS ending is a great start but the task is far from completed! Now let’s end police brutality as a whole”. DAVIDO (Artiste)
“My niece was harassed by SARS for carrying a laptop. Her own laptop, she was slapped across the face for simply asking why her laptop was being seized. At only 13, she had to deal with police brutality. Complaints were made and nothing was done. No one is spared and we are all affected. Mr President, this is the current state of your country: the stability of a nation is largely dependent on leadership and every head of house has one chance to build their legacy. Sir you’ve had two, how poor the country is today is a reflection of your leadership, your legacy. I am getting weary and tired of being optimistic about change but even then, I can’t complain. I am one of the privileged few but that doesn’t mean that I get to give up now. Enough is enough we are better than this. #endsars #endsarsbrutality GENEVIEVE NNAJI (Actress/Producer)
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“I have been fighting for over 40 years precisely against this system of democratic rule where the police have the authorization to shoot innocent protestors on the streets. What is happening on the streets of Nigeria right now is unacceptable and every police officer and government must be held accountable for every life lost because this is a peaceful protest, the police are meant to protect lives and property, the police are meant to protect the citizens of this country not kill the citizens.” #endsars #endpolicebrutality FEMI KUTI (Artiste)
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At the Enugu protest, this young woman who refused to fly the Nigerian flag sat on top of the lion statue and appeared to be crying. She lost three of her brothers one night to the cold hands of SARS. #KnowHerName #EndSARS #EndPolice Brutality
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“How can our own people be killing our own people? Everyone is tired of singing the same song over and over. Perpetrators have been given a blank cheque, and cloak of protection for FAR too long. Arbitrary killings, kidnappings and extortion not only need to stop, but erring officers MUST be punished. No country can progress if officers that rape, kill, kidnap, extort, bully (both in and out of uniform) are not forced to face the repercussions of their actions. The entire system that oils this behaviour must be stopped”. And its heart-warming to see the younger generation (men and women even younger than I am) spear heading this. These children of nowadays... now has a brand new, positive connotation to it, and I’m delighted. #ThatNaijaSpring
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I’d like to extend my condolences to the families affected in any way by the excesses of SARS. I also want to commend our teeming youths for their peaceful protests going on right now in various states of the Federation. Even though the intention of the unit SARS was to maintain security, it has been taken the other way round. It has gone beyond just calling hotlines, it has gone beyond having reforms. The National Assembly really needs to look into it. The IG of Police needs to consider. We are working for the people. If the unit we set up is not working for the people and the people are calling for its disbandment, then let us do what they are saying. DESMOND ELLIOT (Politician)
“This Time is Different, and Nigerian youths have had it; this generation will not be business as usual all of us in all works of life wherever we are saying Enough is Enough and the circus Must End! We do not want a change of Name; we do not trust the words of persons who have gone back on their promises again and again! We do not Trust an organisation that Fires Teargas and Water Guns at Peaceful Protesters!! We want a total Institutional reform Not Just for the police but extended to Governance!! Leaders must Serve! We will continue to use our voices until we see change! We will not sit-down Look!!! This is an opportunity for you the leaders to leave a Legacy! It is A chance to Effect change! A change that will make Nigeria Great”! MR EAZI (Artiste)
“We have had about enough with the senseless killings and police brutality, forceful extortion, rape and intimidation #endsarsnow #endpolicebrutality. Nigeria must be purged of corrupt police officers. They are killing our nation. Arise O Compatriots, Nigeria calls .... Obey!”
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“We demanding the end of sars and reformation of police force and also encourage everyone close to any policeman to explain to them in any language that they will feel and understand that they should join in this fight. We will in return, fight for them with the same energy. We will make them proud to serve the nation and their families will live better”.
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“You are not to be so blind with patriotism that you cannot face reality. What is wrong is wrong, no matter who does it or says it” - Malcolm X KATE HENSHAW (Actress)
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Having Phone Gadget Is Not A Crime #EndPoliceBrutality”. This is getting worse every day, promising youths’ lives have been cut short, why should we be living in fear? Why must our peers return home and first question we ask is “police dey road, you see police”? While our demand is straight forward, end police brutality, we will never stop until our voice is heard. SMALL DOCTOR (Artiste)
I’m so proud to be a Nigerian youth! You cannot ban us and you cannot beg us to stop until... #5for5#sarsmustend #notobadgovernance STEPHANIE COKER (Media Strategist)
DON JAZZY (Artiste/Producer)
“We all have a part to play. We all have a right to freedom, especially in our own country. We have problems plaguing Nigeria, but only the living can join in finding solutions.#EndSarsNow so, we are safe to move and tackle other problems.” RUGGED MAN (Artiste)
Don’t let the fact that I smiled for the camera distract you from how angry we are. On Sunday, Nigerians in London stepped out to support the revolution, and it is far from over Sunday, 11th October 2020 - the protests continue. The movement to#endSARS is in full swing and we are not backing down ENIAFE MOMODU (Media Strategist)
The voices are getting louder and the words are the same!#endsarsbrutality. Stop killing young Nigerians and destroying the future of the nation. I am grateful to everyone who has walked the streets, stayed in the Rain and under the Sun to be counted. May your labour of love never be in vain, we will not back down until our demands are met. I will rather die for a cause that is just than be a coward in my house SEYI LAW (Comedian)
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She was the coconvener of #BBOG and now she matches with the #EndSARS protesters. When the policemen started shooting and throwing teargas canisters at the protesters, she stood her ground and matched towards them. She said she’s willing to lay down her life for her children to be safe in Nigeria and she meant it. #KnowHerName
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“The#ENDSARS movement has brought nothing but joy and happiness to me, my GENERATION is AWAKE!! For Jimoh For Tony Zitta For Tina Ezekwe For Kolade Johnson For Chibuike Anams For Ifeoma Abugu For Tiyamiu Kazeem For Solomon Eze For the eight people killed in Ogbomoso And everyone that lost their lives in this peaceful protest If you feel tired, If you feel exhausted, Remember those that died. I can only be CREATIVE when I’m alive #SARSMUSTEND #SARSMUSTGO #endpolicebrutality CRAZE CLOWN (Comedian)
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My advice? For anyone who wants to help... stop focusing on the Protests. Focus on the Government and get them to ACT. Get some killer/corrupt cops prosecuted and charged - start with the ones who killed Jimoh in Ogbomosho, Kolade Johnson in Lagos and more. And do it publicly and transparently. Put THAT on TV... Instead of trying to talk your young people down, actually take a moment to LISTEN to them for once, please. BANKY WELLINGTON (Artiste/Actor/Politician)
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It’s a pity that the ones we voted can’t even address us directly. We are still waiting and Yes #sarsdissolved but What happens next? What about Justice? What about our safety? WHAT ABOUT US!!!! WE SHALL OVERCOME ... ONE STEP AT A TIME. There’s POWER IN UNITY!!! It’s TIME FOR THE NIGERIA WE WANT AND DESERVE!!! Toll gate Route Blocked! But I’d still do my part where ever I am!!! You can also!! Our Leaders Work for us!!! It is Extremely Insensitive to be Quiet Now....Please Speak to us and reassure us of a New Era and a safe/ Bright future for our Citizens. The youth are Angry but still peacefully Protesting. What do we Have to do to be Heard, Respected and Protected? I’m still seeing Videos of Top Officers Justifying Infringement of our Rights! So insensitive at a time like this!!! #AddressUs UTI NWACHUKWU (Media Personality)
A man standing by just lost his life. Who will break the news to his wife? A 10-year-old child was murdered too. His mother is inconsolable. Innocent lives are being snatched away. Who will be held accountable? We are not asking for electricity or other basic amenities. We are simply asking for the right to live. Can we live? You’re meant to be our protectors. You’re meant to shield us from those that mean to harm us. But now you torment us. Who is going to protect us from our protectors? Have you no conscience? Have you no heart? This has gone on for far too long. We are tired and it is time to bring this Injustice to an End. A complete End! SARS Must End and So Must All Forms of Police Brutality.
Consciousness nowadays has to trend before people key in and I say this is the end of that narrative. LET’S BE CONSISTENT ON EVERY and I mean every issue that is in the way of the motherland greatness #endcorruption #endbadleadership #endsars
We are all tired, fed up and can’t take this anymore. All we ask for is good governance, end police brutality and end SARS. We never even begin put eye for all the looting going on. Oga @ muhammadubuhari speak to us ur citizens and end this at once
SOUND SULTAN (Artiste) PHYNO (Artiste)
Police brutality has to come to an end. Everyone is affected one way or the other. It therefore makes sense that we come together to fight for our lives. Scrapping SARS is not negotiable. Police brutality MUST end. I got my people in Ghana to lend their voices to the #EndSarscampaign. FG finally Grants 5 Demands of #endsarsProtesters!!! Zlanta
LAYCON (Winner Big Brother Nigeria)
Too many innocent lives have been lost to injustice and brutality in this country. @ muhammadubuhari, It’s never too late to do the right thing, and Nigerians deserves much better than what’s happening under your watch sir. Make the CHANGE you promised happen also with our Police sir. #EndSARS forever. AY (Comedian)
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Dear President. Word of mouth isn’t enough, we want action. This is very personal to me, don’t dissolve or reform. This is a revolution, what a time to be alive #endsars #sarsmustgo #endpolicebrutality LILIAN AFEGBEI (Artiste)
We keep moving till we get right, we will fight on till we get right, we’re tired of running, tired of all the lies, tired of the killings.... Enough is enough #ensars #endpolicebrutality OMASHOLA KOLA OBUROH
It’s not a sprint. It’s a marathon! This is the wakeup call Nigeria has needed. Now that it’s here, we must use it to its fullest. This is the first time in my adult life and as an activist that I have seen the Nigerian citizens LEADING a protest of this magnitude! I feel No celebrity need lead just ginger. The people lead now! Be very afraid #endpolicebrutality OMOTOLA J. EKEINDE (Actress/Artiste)
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“We would tell our kids we were the generation that couldn’t take shit! We cried out to the government so that #SarsMustGo. Instead, the people who are meant to protect us are killing us. WE WILL KEEP FIGHTING FOR OUR LIVES! THE GOVERNMENT must LISTEN to her PEOPLE.
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I have NEVER been more proud to be a Nigerian youth than now, we have become the answer to the prayers of our generations’. WE TRULY HAVE A VOICE, thank you to ALL NIGERIAN YOUTH, home and abroad. #endsars #endpolicebrutality JEFF NWEKE
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They will not rest as they don’t want us to rest! These are our demands. Stop messing with the wrong. We do not have a leader, we are together! In fact, we are leaderless! We only focus on our message and result! Period!!! So, don’t be distracted! We move! generation! #EndPoliceBrutality #ReformNigeriaPolice #EndSars
ALEX AKUBO (Artiste)
The REVOLUTION is here! Shout out to everyone who came out today to peacefully protest! Fellow Comrades we still have a very long way to go! But together we will prevail. Proud of everyone lending their voice to this movement! This protest is a pointer that in unison we are a formidable force! Let’s not get tired! Let’s not relent! Let’s keep this energy.
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“I am not new to the harassment!!!! End Sars isn’t a need, it has become a demand. A successful young man asked why he looks good, when did success become a tool for extortion? Several plain Volkswagen and sienna buses drive through Lekki express and its axis clamping, double-crossing nice-looking cars rejecting explanations and always seeking for you to open your car so they enter demanding for money. I hardly drive through orchid road second toll gate anymore, they threaten, become forceful when you try to be calm and reasonable ‘they begin to tell you that you are stubborn and think they can waste off if you don’t cooperate. God save you if you have someone to call or even the high and mighty need to call someone in office when harassed to put a call through. Who will then save the youth who has no one to call??? Who will save Her? Driving a Lexus isn’t a crime, neither does Driving a White Benz. #endsars#endsarsbrutali ty#policebrutality
PETER OKOYE (Artiste)
Make no mistake this is NOT just about#EndSars or #StopPoliceBrutality this is the “LAZY” youth of Nigeria asking to #ReformNIGERIAwe are sick and tired of the status quo, #EnoughIsEnough we demand a total overhaul of the system. NIGERIA NEEDS TO WORK”!!! I Repeat this is NO longer just about #EndSars or #ReformPoliceNG This is about everything that is wrong with NIGERIA We are tired of the disparity between how things are and how they ought to be. The new movement is #ReformNIGERIA
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Our own Government has declared war on us for asking for nothing...nothing other than that they stop killing us but they have killed us even more...and more!!! Hunting us like animals... WE WILL NOT STOP...This is just the beginning!! Those who stand for nothing fall for anything!! We have been sleeping for far too long... it’s time to wake up Nigeria!! #EndSars #OurDemands #justiceforjimoh #endsars #endpolicebrutality
This is a bigger movement, it’s about letting the government that we are awake.” MI (Artiste)
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How can we be begging to live, begging for our own life, STOP KILLING US. STOP OPPRESSING US. IS OUR RIGTH TO DEMAND FOR CHANGE. A country that has consistently failed over the years to make living conditions better for its citizens should not at the same time condone the principalities of the country to intimidate, oppress, and maim the same citizens it had failed to provide for”. #endsarsnow #endpolicebrutality #endsars #sarsmustend MERCY EKE (Actress)
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The killings are alarming. You leave us with more hate in our hearts. If people can get shot and killed in a peaceful protest then Nigeria Is lost and we won’t back down. We won’t stop!! We will keep going!! Reform is a MUST!!! endsars #endpolicebrutality #endthekillings #surulerekillings #peacefulprotest #listentotheyouth LASISI ELENU (Comedian)
Dear Mr president, if this is so, I would like to offer my 10 years± experience of policing abroad and share ideas. I have ideas on how we can make #endsars a reality. Until then, I will continue to join my fellow Nigerians in peaceful protest, until we see change”. Timelier now than ever!!! We will NOT repeat the mistakes of the past. We are UNITED and we WILL achieve our goal. Rain isn’t dampening our spirits; we remain focused on the GOAL #ENDSARSNOW #ENDSWAT KHAFI KAREEM (Artiste)
It was really great to see Young Nigerians finally stand up to demand a better future. I believe this is the beginning of a great awakening that will pave the way for the emergence of a real nation. Thumbs up for the brave ones who dared to show up”. #endpolicebrutality #endsars KELECHI AMADI-OBI (Photographer)
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To see my people mobilize and step up without any instruction is truly captivating. It’s about time our government start to BEHAVE like a government and leave the theatrics behind. SORO SOKE GENERATION. WE STAND! #EndStars #EndPoliceBrutality Joanna Macgregor (Media Strategist)
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She’s a journalist, media personality, filmmaker and writer. In 2019, she released a Sex for Grades documentary exposing sexual harassment of students by lecturers in University of Lagos and University of Ghana. At the #EndSARS protest a few days ago, the police pulled in vans and armoured tanks, and she pulled up in a Mack truck. We’re matching energies! #KnowHerName #EndSARS #EndPoliceBrutality
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“Dear @nigerian policeforce, We protest for us! We protest for you too! Don’t fight us, ...fight with us”! #PeacefulProtest #EndSARS #EndPolice Brutality #StopTheViolence #StopTheAnger #PoliceReform
My dear Nigerians, When we understand the powers we have and mix it with sense, we will always win. It’s a new dispensation! Let’s maintain the energy for other issues
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#endsarsnow the MOVEMENT continues!!! It’s time to inconvenience them. Same way they have inconvenienced Nigeria youths. #tachaagainstsars My TIRED IS TIRED of unresponsive government! We must be heard. THIS IS OUR RIGHT”. TACHA
Before you stereotype him hear his story! He is a DJ and also a graduate, a master degree holder, schooled in Ghana. SARS killed his twin, took his camry car, almost killed him too after they killed his twin, made him spend 4years and 6months in prison. I see a guy that needs Rehab CHUCKS EGWUGWU
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A total police reform. Don’t give SARS a new name! Justice for the human lives SARS took! So proud! the youth! the revolution. #En dPoliceBrutal ityinNigeria# SARMUSTEND #policereformnow
She is a private tutor based in Abuja who employs the use of internet-enabled devices to teach. #KnowHerName #EndSARS #EndPoliceBrutality #SARSMustEnd #ReformPoliceNG #SacktheIG OLORI
She owns Chillers Choice, a business outfit that sells freshly made fruit juices and zobo in Abuja. She’s been at the forefront of the Abuja protests for the past couple of days. #KnowHerName #EndSARS #EndPoliceBrutality #SARSMustEnd #ReformPoliceNG #SacktheIG VOKE OGEDEGBE
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Say rain no beat you no mean say e no fall. Police stop intimidating us. Youths protect your future and guard it jealously. We have a voice... Our demands in very plain words. it’s such a great time to be alive. #Endsars #Endpolicebrutality #Endsarsnow #Sarsmustend #Endpolicebrutality #reformpolice GEDONI EKPATA
This opportunity that has been presented to us must not be wasted, I repeat it must not be wasted. We may never have another in this lifetime. A golden opportunity to level the playground for every Nigerian. We need thinkers and structure to pull this thing through. Keep your eyes on the goal, please don’t lose focus. We are in this together, it is our Nigeria. To ignore Evil is to become an accomplice to it”.#Endsars #endpolicebrutality TIMI DAKOLO (Artiste)
Dear Nigerian police, it will do you well to know that this revolution is also for you! When we ask for the system to be fixed and for police reform, it’s for you! What we are even asking is for increase in your salaries so miss me with the bullshit you are displaying! I understand you can’t join the protests but don’t stand in our way! Don’t harass us. Protect us! Our demands are simple and fair! See to it today! #5for5 No retreat, no surrender! WE PIM!!! So proud to be numbered amongst this generation! #ANewNigeria #BirthOf ANation #EndPoliceBrutality #EndSars #EndSwat #EndAny AndEvery #ReformNigerian Police OMONI OBOLI (Actress)
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A presenter at TVC, Entertainment splash. #KnowHerName #EndSARS #EndPolice Brutality #SARSMustEnd #ReformPoliceNG #SacktheIG IJEOMA AKPU ARIYIKE
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“Why are you using an AK-47 on an unarmed protester?” #KnowHerName #EndSARS #EndPolice Brutality #SARSMustEnd #ReformPoliceNG KELECHI EJIKEME
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She’s the leader of #ArewaMeToo movement and #NorthNormal. The first shot was taken at the protest held at the Nigerian High Commission in London today. #KnowHerName #EndSARS #EndPolice Brutality FAKHRRIYAH HASHIM
We hope this little baby grows up to see this picture and appreciate that her mother stood up for her. #KnowHerName #EndSARS #SARSMustEnd #EndPolice Brutality #ReformPoliceNG #SacktheIG ADETOUN ONAJOBI
Her brother, Andrew and his friends, Kingsley and Obele were arrested by #SARS 13 years ago and till date, nobody knows their whereabouts. Today, she matched in Abuja for her brother and his friends, for her mother whom she hears crying at midnight asking God why, for her other brother, Samuel and for every other victim of the #SARS epidemic. #KnowHerName #WhereIsAndrew? #EndSARS #EndPolice Brutality #SARSMustEnd #ReformPoliceNG #SacktheIG
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While protesters in Abuja fled from the police, she slipped and fell. She was reportedly beaten by four police officers and her clothes torn. She survived. #KnowHerName #EndSARS #EndPolice Brutality KAREN KING
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Odun is the co-founder of Push CV, co-founder/COO of Piggy vest and co-creator of Wine and Whine. In addition to making financial contributions towards sustaining the protesters, Odun has continuously advanced the conversation. She tweeted, “People are deleting savings and banking apps to hide money that they earned honestly, so they don’t get extorted by law enforcement. This isn’t normal. We cannot continue to live like this. #KnowHerName #EndSARS #EndPoliceBrutality ODUN EWENIYI
She’s the Nigerian founder of Sanitary Aid Initiative. This candid shot was taken at the Nigerian High Commission in London. #KnowHerName #EndSARS #EndPolice Brutality
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She’s one of the champions of the #EndSARS protests and has been leading the Lagos protest for the past few days. The entrepreneur and 300L Chemistry student of the University of Lagos is a brave fighter and organizer. #KnowHerName RINU ODUALA
Esther made a first class in Economics and was the Best Graduating Student from her set at Benson Idahosa University. Tonia is her younger sister and a graduate of Public Administration. When the police came for them with water cannon during the #EndSARS protest in Abuja, Tonia represented. #KnowHerName #EndSARS #EndPolice Brutality #SARSMustEnd #ReformPoliceNG #SacktheIG ESTHER & TONIS OGBEIDE
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Feyikemi is the founder/CEO of Caya House. For the #EndSARS protests, she’s worked with various individuals and bodies (especially Flutter wave) to raise several millions of naira to cater for injured and arrested protesters. She’s getting food for the protesters, picking their medical bills and doing everything to secure bail for those arrested in various locations. #KnowHerName #EndSARS #EndPolice Brutality FEYIKEMI ABUDU
Adeola is an Advanced Manufacturing Tech Advisor with Cummins Inc and the Founder of STEMHub Foundation. In 2017, she became the first black person to obtain a PhD in Biomedical Engineering from the 112-year-old University of Saskatchewan, Canada For the #EndSARS protests, she’s made financial donations to the protesters in Abuja and Ibadan, and has also been galvanising for support from other Nigerians in diaspora. #KnowHerName #EndSARS #EndPolice Brutality ADEBOLA OLUBAMIJI
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Her brother, Chijioke Iloanya was a victim of #SARS epidemic eight years ago and her family never knew his whereabouts until this year when she started asking questions, again, and was able to trace the OC SARS who spearheaded the arrest of her brother, CSP James Nwafor. Her family was reportedly later informed by the police that her brother had been killed extrajudicially by SARS. #KnowHerName #EndSARS #EndPolice Brutality
“ENOUGH” #endsars #endpolicebrutality JIMMY AKINGBOLA (Actor/On-Air Personality)
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IF YOU DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THE YOUTHS ARE RISKING THEIR LIVES TO PROTEST, HERE ARE A FEW REASONS WHY... IFEOMA ABUGU, 20, a young lady who had just graduated and was in NYSC, was arrested in place of her fiancee at his residence in Lokogoma, Abuja. Ifeoma was sexually assaulted and later died in SARS custody a day after she was arrested. Justice has not prevailed. GODGIFT FERGUSON EKERETE 24, TONY ORUAMA, 21, HARRY ATARIA, 26, were arrested during a raid and then killed in detention that same day on 3 July 2008. They were falsely accused of being armed robbers and cultists. The police officers responsible are still freely roaming. KOLADE JOHNSON, was killed on the 31st March 2019 by a SARS officer, for ‘looking like a fraudster’. He left his home to watch a Liverpool vs Tottenham Spurs match and never returned. The officer responsible still roams freely. CHIBUIKE ANAMS, 23, had his life cut short on the 24th July 2009, when the Nigerian Police raided a guest house in Rivers State . After several searches at police station, his family later found out about his death. The police has refused to comment on his death and no investigation was ever made into it. TINA EZEKWE, 16, on 26th May 2020, was hit by a bullet when a drunk police officer opened fire to disperse a crowd that had gathered after he shot a bus driver who refused to give him bribe. She was rushed to the hospital and died two days after. Justice has not been served even though it is one of the most popular police killings of recent times. CHRISTAIN ONUIGBO, 28, A father of one was shot on the 19th March 2009 while parking his car in Jiwa, Abuja. He was then taken to the police station where he spent a night with his wounds before transferred to a hospital that could not treat him since he had no police
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report. He died on the 21st March. AYOMIDE TAIWO, 20, On the 9th August 2020 was returning back home after the Eid-el-Kabir celebration in Osun state with his friend when their motorcycle was stopped by a drunk SARS .After paying the bribe they demanded, the police saw he had more money and then attacked him. He was in coma for six days before he lost his battle. ANEKE OKORIE, 39, a father of four, was making an honest living for himself Okada riding. On 15th May 2009 he was stopped at a checkpoint in Emene, Enugu. Unable to pay the bribe, he was shot and later died on his way to the hospital. His murderer tried to frame him but was seen by a passerby, 2020 his case is still on “trial”. TIYAMIU KAZEEM, 21, a footballer in Remo stars, on the 24th February 2020, was stopped by SARS officials and as they forcefully tried to take him into custody, fell out of the SARS vehicle and was ran over by a moving car. This sparked protests where 5 people were killed. Tiyamiu and the peaceful protesters have not gotten justice. THOMAS MMABU NEElE, 20, in November 2011, was hit by a stray bullet while taking his bath at home. His family found his body at the mortuary which was apparently brought in by the police. Because of this, they were not allowed to retrieve his body and were unable to bury their child. PETER CHIBUZOR OFURUM, was a UNIPORT student who was killed on the April 11, 2016 during a student protest organised to oppose the increase of school fees. His school denied him as a student even though he was the president of management science in the school at the time of his death. His killer is nowhere to be found.
DANIEL IKEAGUCHI, 20, and his friend were waiting outside a hotel for his taxi in Rivers State, when he saw SARS officers and ran away in fear of being arrested or extorted. The officers accused them of being thieves, they stopped running. As his friend was unpacking his bag for searching, the officers shot Daniel. They were then arrested and Daniel was given no medical attention, when his family finally heard, it was too late. LINDA IGWETU, on July 4th 2018, had just finished her Youth Service in Abuja, barely a day before, when she was killed by a SARS officer, Benjamin Peters, while on her way home with friends. When rushed to the hospital, the doctor refused to treat her without a police report and she died. CHUKWUEMEKA MATHEW ONOVO, 22, left his father’s house on 4th July 2008. There was a shootout nearby and Chukwuemeka was hit by a stray bullet. When demanding to know where his son was, the police told his father he was an armed robber , which eyewitnesses refuted. The officer responsible was not brought to justice. MUS’AB SAMMANI, a graduate of computer Science ,on December 4th 2019, was killed over a minor misunderstanding in Kano state. His killer is not brought to justice. SO BEFORE YOU CALL NIGERIAN YOUTH LAZY, WEAK CRIMINALS. ASK YOURSELF WERE ANY OF THESE INNOCENT PEOPLE DESERVING OF THIS FATE? #SARMUSTEND #SarsMustGoNow #EndSARS This is a drive to educate the people who aren’t on Twitter/instagram etc. We need to be united on all fronts, and that begins with sharing trusted information. Please pass this on.
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