My EndSARS Story, By Tunde Abass | Sahara Reporters
A project manager and Human Right Advocate the past 12 years I have been a victim of police brutality, extortion, and violation of other rights on several occasions. There comes a time when the cup of endurance runs over, and men are no longer willing to be plunged into the abyss of despair. My #Endsars protest involvement presented a perfect avenue for me to highlight my displeasure as it relates to the Policing System in Nigeria.
Surprisingly Rinu Oduala tweeted same day she left the protest ground that the protest had ended labeling the remaining protesters at the Lagos House of Assembly ground as hoodlums. It was not surprising that the DSS officials emerge from nowhere in the middle of the night asking us to stop protesting and leave the protest ground immediately.
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