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10 Oct, 4 tweets, 2 min read
More resources to understand #ENDSARS.
Aljazeera’s The Stream discussed why stories of Police Brutality in Nigeria went viral on the 7th of December 2017. 
Click on the link below to watch the segment. #EndSARS
aljazeera.com/program/the-st…
49,381 people have signed a citizengo.org petition created in 2017 urging the Nigerian National Assembly to End SARS and Reform the Police. 
citizengo.org/en/96693-natio…
Quartz Africa reports that 72.5% of inmates in Nigerians are serving time without being sentenced. #EndSARS
qz.com/africa/892498/…

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“Your protest won’t change anything,” they will say.

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#ENDSARS is long overdue. Here are the FACTS ✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾
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Nigerian Constitution:

“Every individual is entitled to respect for the dignity of his person, and accordingly, no person shall be subjected to torture or to inhuman or degrading treatment.” – Section 34 (1) of the constitution. #ENDSARSImmediately
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