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October 12, 2020

Mass Protests Lead to Dismantling of Nigerian Police Squad Accused of Violence, Robberies
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In Nigeria, a controversial police unit has been abolished in response
to mass protests calling for an end to the Special Anti-Robbery Squad,
or SARS. Recent videos posted on social media show SARS officers, who
are usually unidentified and in plain clothes, brutalizing people,
including in some cases apparently killing them. Activists warn,
however, that simply reassigning violent officers will not solve the
issue of police brutality.


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