S1 Ep. 30 My ENDSARS Moment
Jul 28, 2021 • S01 E30 • 00:15:56
My ENDSARS Experience
The perpetuity of change is undeniable, even when we when we fain ignorance of it, its effect is ever present and real. 2020 came with a lot of changes and these changes were in seen in every stratum of the society both locally and globally. We saw a lot of protests which started like small fires and grew into gigantic inferno which redefined so many things.
In Nigeria, one thing that 2020 will be known for is the ENDSARS Protest ‘End SARS is a decentralised social movement, and series of mass protests against police brutality in Nigeria. The slogan calls for the disbanding of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), a notorious unit of the Nigerian Police with a long record of abuses.[2][3] The protests which takes its name from the slogan started in 2017 as a Twitter campaign using the hashtag #EndSARS to demand the disbanding of the unit by the Nigerian government.[4][5][6] After experiencing a revitalisation in October 2020 following more revelations of the abuses of the unit, mass demonstrations occurred throughout the major cities of Nigeria, accompanied by vociferous outrage on social media platforms. About 28 million tweets bearing the hashtag have been accumulated on Twitter alone.[7] Solidarity protests and demonstrations by Nigerians in diaspora and sympathizers occurred in many major cities of the world. The protests is notable for its patronage by a demographic that is made of entirely young Nigerians.[8][9] The movement has since expanded to include demands for good and accountable governance.’
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/End_SARS
The protest resonated with people who stood for justice, equality and fairness. It cut across almost every social structure in the country from the nonchalant individual to the very religious. The Christian community within the Country took advantage of the situation and created a prayer walk across the major cities in the Country, mobilizing young people mostly to come out and pray for the nation. It was an awesome moment I must say, a revolution that knew no tribe as opined by Dike Chukwumerije in his famous poem with the same title, ‘The Revolution Has No Tribe’
https://www.africanwriter.com/the-revolution-has-no
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