On Tuesday, security forces opened fire on thousands of protesters at a peaceful demonstration against police brutality, reportedly killing a dozen people. From there, violence mounted in other cities across Nigeria, where national police deployed riot squads to continue targeting protesters. Under the now-trending hashtag #EndSARS, a growing list of global celebrities — Beyoncé, Rihanna, Nicki Minaj, Trey Songz, John Boyega — have also begun to express their support for protesters. Standing with & praying for the brave young people of Nigeria who are on the front lines of this senseless violence. SARS was set up by the Commissioner for Police in 1992 as a kind of elite police squad tasked with curbing a torrent of armed robberies in Nigeria.

Source: Huffington Post October 22, 2020 19:41 UTC