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#EndSARS: Protest Against Police Brutality in Nigeria artwork

#EndSARS: Protest Against Police Brutality in Nigeria

The Africanist Podcast
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In this episode, Ph.D candidate and #EndSARS protest facilitator, Shamsudeen Abubakar, talks about the origin and manifestations of the #ENDSARS protest that has been taking place in many Nigerian cities/States and abroad. He also delves into his personal involvement with the organization of a peaceful protest against Nigerian police brutality in Louisville, Kentucky back in October 2020.

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