In most cases, well-dressed young people were deliberately targeted by members of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) for extortion. Protests broke in the country last week after years of government paying mere lip service to reform the notorious police unit. The response of the police to the protests have underscored the reasons for the protests. In Ogbomoso, 20-year-old Jimoh Isiaq was shot and killed on Saturday by policemen dispersing protesters. It was unclear if Jimoh Isiaq was among the young Nigerians protesting against police brutality before he was shot.

Source: The Guardian October 12, 2020 16:41 UTC