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What makes a revolution?
Revolution does not come about by chance. It’s an alchemy of time, place, people and circumstance. It also doesn’t happen overnight – but in the wake of last year’s End Sars uprising against police corruption, a new generation of activists and instigators boldly moved Nigeria into a more optimistic and inclusive future.
Looking back in order to move forward, we examine the youth revolution that brought the establishment to its knees and ask: what’s next for Nigerian activism?
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THE FIRST WAVE
The only accurate word to sum up the events that took place in Nigeria in the month of October 2020 is historic. For two weeks, young Nigerians took to the streets across the country to call for the scrapping of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (Sars) – a rogue unit of the Nigerian police force known for carrying out atrocious acts of police brutality. The unit was created in 1992 in response to increasingly widespread cases of robbery, kidnapping
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On 24 February, National Security raided the offices of LGBT+ Rights Ghana. It came not long after the organisation opened a new LGBTQI+ safe space to provide members support and a place to socialise.
Sharing the incident in a Twitter thread, the gay rights organisation said:
This morning, our office was raided by National Security. A few days ago, traditional leaders threatened to burn down our office but the police did not help.
At this moment, we no longer have access to our safe space and our safety is being threatened. We call on all human rights organizations, and allies to speak out against these attacks and hate crimes we are being subjected to.