Can't there be protest without killing of protesters in Nigeria?
So enough that thousand of Nigerian youths lost the lives in protesting for their constitutional rights. There's a lot of protests which rises as the result of inability of Nigerian Government to do what they supposed to do both for the peace of nation, progress, growth and development. And as such, the citizens suffered the set in terms of insecurity, Economics breakdown, lack of health facilities, mismanagement of public funds, prolonged and delay in payment of gratuity and pension to retirees and poor state education like the dragging Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) who went for strike over five months now, shutting down all federal universities in Nigeria.
When the citizens considered the kind of suffering they are receiving from the same people they believed in by voting them into the public offices took the street to show their dissatisfaction but sad enough, they often got from the struggle is killing by the police officers who couldn't faced terrorists in the same country but only have power over innocent citizens on a peaceful protest to demonstrate their state of mind over their failed government.
The protesters didn't withdraw their strength in speaking the truth irrespective of the mass killings that trending in carrying out the act. One of such was the EndSARS protests where the youths of Nigeria demanded to an end over the years of an unending police brutality. The youths in Nigeria have suffered so much in the hands of police brutality for a longer time, they couldn't remains silent over the unwelcoming development whereby, they were pushed demand for justice. It was too much the the young Nigerians after years of constant harassment and brutality by the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) unit of the Nigerian police, set up in 1984 to tackle an increasing rise in armed robbery but they seems to combat with innocent youths by embarrassing, them while going through their normal duties. Meanwhile, the Nigerian youths couldn't absorbed the pains and humiliation thereby took it to the street across Nigeria since it was national disease.
Timelines of protests in Nigeria that results in killing of protesters by security officers
On 22nd September 2017, five Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) killed two Nigerian youth, Michael Akor and Michael Igwe, who were in engage in a peaceful protest in River State. But were convicted by Rivers high court.
On 1st April 2019, young promising young Nigeria, Kolade Johnson, 36 year old was killed by some Nigerian Police who opened fire during a raid at a viewing centre in a Lagos neighbourhood.
On 9th October 2020, a police officer, Etaga Stanley was killed in Delta while engaged in a fight with protesters and his weapons ceased by the youth and commercial motorcyclists.
On 10th October 2020, another energetic young, Jimoh Isiaka, was shot dead in a protest in Ogbomosho. It was a peaceful protest until some police added fuel when they fire to forcefully dispersed protesters in Abuja.
4th October 2020, some protesters in Abuja, the capital territory of Nigeria was attacked by Nigerian policemen.
On 17th October 2020, two protesters were killed in Osun State after hoodlums hijacked the protest in the state.
The hoodlums also attacked anti-SARS protesters in Osun, as some police dispersed protesters in Anambra with force.On 20th October 22, Nigeria’s security forces shot more than 12 protesters dead at Lekki toll gate in Lagos. The death toll was likely to be highest number of protesters in in a single demonstration.
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