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Police force casts fear dismantled, but Nigeria does not believe in change
The most populous country in Africa has experienced more than a week of furious protests from young residents, during which the SARS unit accused of executions and extortion was dispersed.
Despite this, the protesters demand broader reforms: "We young people have suffered enough."
At least 10 were killed in clashes
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Friday, 16 October 2020, 14:29
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In video: Crowds march against Nigerian police violence (Photo: Reuters)
Hundreds of protesters marched yesterday (Thursday) to the gates of Nigeria’s parliament, hours after the military said it was ready to help restore order after more than a week of anti-violence demonstrations.
The protesters violated the ban on holding large rallies in the capital Abuja that was imposed by the government earlier to curb the spread of the corona virus.
Since last Wednesday, there have been daily demonstrations led by young citizens demanding profound changes in police forces.
It responded with blows, tear gas and gunfire, which according to the international human rights organization Amnesty International killed at least ten people.
On Sunday, police announced the disbandment of the Anti-Robbery Unit (SARS) which has been accused by protesters and human rights organizations of violence, extrajudicial executions and extortion.
President Muhammadu Bohari has promised to end police violence, but protesters are also demanding broader reforms in other police units and the prosecution of those responsible for the violence.
They fear that a new unit, set up to "fill in the gaps" with the dissolution of the SARS, is merely the same unit with a different name.
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The younger generation demands change.
Demonstration in Lagos, this week (Photo: Reuters)
Protesters march in Lagos in the rain, Tuesday (Photo: Reuters)
Demonstrations erupted last week after a video circulated on the Internet showed a young man suffering beatings from the SARS force.
The same person was initially reported killed, but the Nigerian government says he is alive and has been released from hospital.
The protest, which was promoted on social media under the hashtag #EndSARS, won the support of politicians across the country of 196 million - the most populous in Africa.
The Black Lives Matter movement from the United States, which also works against police violence against black citizens, has also deployed its support.
In Lagos, Nigeria's economic center, protesters today blocked roads and waved flags and posters.
Unidentified gunmen reportedly attacked protesters with firearms and machetes.
A video posted on social media showed people getting off a bus and chasing protesters.
Walk to the gates of parliament.
Tuesday (Photo: Reuters)
Demanded the dismantling of the police unit.
This week (Photo: Reuters)
"We have suffered enough. We young people are demanding an end to the violence," said Obina Paul, one of the protesters, in another part of the city, where the crowd blocked a toll booth on the way to the main airport into the city.
The governor of Lagos State, Baghdad Snow-Oulu, condemned the attack on peaceful protesters "by violent and unscrupulous elements trying to create chaos."
On Wednesday evening, the Nigerian military issued a statement "warning subversive elements and troublemakers" and said it was ready to help law enforcement maintain law and order.
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