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Amnesty International was informed that several protesters, were arrested and have been detained. Several sources, including video evidence; tell harrowing stories of widespread use of torture and other ill-treatment against detainees.
#EndSARS
#LekkiTollGateProtest
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2015—SARS will be reformed
2016—SARS will be restructured
2017—SARS will be reorganized
2018—SARS will be reformed
2019—SARS will be disbanded
2020—SARS brutalize Nigerians more.
#EndSARS
#EndSarsNow
#Nigeria
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Lekki Toll Gate Lagos 20.10.20
Lekki Toll Gate Lagos 20.10.20
Lekki Toll Gate Lagos 20.10.20
Lekki Toll Gate Lagos 20.10.20
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Peaceful protest is a human right
Peaceful protest is a human right
Peaceful protest is a human right
Peaceful protest is a human right
Peaceful protest is a human right
#EndSARS
#EndSARS
#Lekkitollgate
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Lekki Toll Gate: 20.10.20
—CCTV was dismantled
—Electricity cut off
—Soldiers killed protesters
#EndSARS
#LagosMassacre
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We received shocking reports of attacks by armed thugs on peaceful protesters at CBN HQ Abuja early in the morning. Dozens of protesters were severely injured.
#EndSARS
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Today;🇳🇬
Nigerian Police murdered Jimoh Isiaq
Nigerian Police murdered Jimoh Isiaq
Nigerian Police murdered Jimoh Isiaq
Nigerian Police murdered Jimoh Isiaq
#EndSARS
#EndSarsNow
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Peaceful protest is not a crime
Peaceful protest is not a crime
Peaceful protest is not a crime
Peaceful protest is not a crime
Peaceful protest is not a crime
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Nigerian authorities must:
#EndSARS
—Immediately end the violent police crackdown against peaceful protesters;
—Immediately release all the people arrested solely for exercising their rights to peaceful protest.
#Lekkitollgate
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Our investigation:
1. At least 12 people killed at Alausa and Lekki Toll Gate Lagos
2. Hundreds severely injured
3. CCTV dismantled to cover murder
#EndSARS
#LekkiMassacre
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Governor of Rivers State Nyesom Wike
@GovWike
MUST be held accountable for any violation of protesters.
#SARSMUSTEND
#PortHarcourtProtests
#Nigeria
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—May 18; Sadiq was at home in Gwarimpa Abuja when SARS operatives stormed the house and shot him.
—SARS bullets damaged Sadiq’s bones.
—When his family demanded justice, the SARS leadership at Guzape threatened them.
#EndSarsNow
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SARS is a danger to Nigerians
SARS is a danger to Nigerians
SARS is a danger to Nigerians
SARS is a danger to Nigerians
SARS is a danger to Nigerians
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We just received a report that; police have killed a
#SARSMUSTEND
protester in
#Surulere
, Lagos.
#SURULEREPROTEST
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Justice for victims of Awkuzu SARS
Justice for victims of Awkuzu SARS
Justice for victims of Awkuzu SARS
Justice for victims of Awkuzu SARS
Justice for victims of Awkuzu SARS
Justice for all victims of SARS.
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From Kano, we are just receiving disturbing reports of armed thugs violently attacking people protesting insecurity
#EndInsecurityNow
. Many were severely injured.
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Since September 2023, Chioma Egodi has been subjected to series of harassment and intimidation over a review of tomato paste on social media.
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—Ifeoma Abugu was arrested by SARS operatives at Lokogoma Abuja on 10 September.
—The next day Ifeoma Abugu died in SARS custody.
—Upto now there were no answers on circumstances of her death;
#EndSARS
#EndSarsNow
#Nigeria
🇳🇬
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Amnesty International condemns the Nigerian government’s suspension of Twitter
@Twitter
in
#Nigeria
🇳🇬 — a social media widely used by Nigerians to exercise their human rights, including their rights to freedom of expression and access to information.
#TwitterBan
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The Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) detention centre in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) was previously a butcher’s yard and is commonly known as the “abattoir." Some suspects detained in "abbatoir" rarely come out alive.
#EndSarsProtests
#EndSARS
#EndSarsNow
#Nigeria
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Many protesters and journalists were assaulted by the police at Karu Abuja. One journalist’s was beaten and her equipment destroyed.
#Endsars
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Amnesty International received reports that shortly before the shootings, CCTV cameras at the Lekki toll gate, where protesters had been camped for two weeks, were removed by government officials and the electricity was cut – a clear attempt to hide evidence.
#EndSARS
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Protest is currently going on in Kano around Kofar Mata area, following the death of Saifullah - a 17-year-old in police custody in the morning. The protest against police brutality erupted after it was learnt that Saifullah was allegedly tortured to death by the police.
#EndSARS
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Nigerian authorities still have many questions to answer: who ordered the use of lethal force on peaceful protesters? Why were CCTV cameras on the scene dismantled in advance? And who ordered electricity turned off minutes before the military opened fire on protesters?
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Jimoh Isiaq; a protester was killed by Nigerian Police
@PoliceNG
today in
#Ogbomoso
#EndSARS
#EndSarsNow
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Armed thugs that launched coordinated attacks on
#EndSARS
protesters around Abuja have killed 3 protesters and burnt dozens of cars belonging to the protesters.
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We are currently receiving disturbing reports of attacks on
#EndSARS
protesters around Ring Road and other parts of
#Benin
city. The attackers brandishing cutlasses and guns have severely injured many protesters.
#EdoProtest
#Nigeria
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An on-the-ground investigation by Amnesty International has confirmed that the Nigerian army and police killed at least 12 peaceful protesters yesterday at two locations in Lagos. Killings took place in Lekki and Alausa, where thousands were protesting police brutality.
#EndSARS
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SARS; having dreadlocks is not a crime
SARS; having tattoos is not a crime
SARS; having smart phone is not a crime
SARS; driving a ‘flashy’ is not a crime
SARS; having a laptop is not a crime
SARS; being tech savvy is not a crime
SARS; being young is not a CRIME.
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Despite threats to our lives, through faceless organizations and sponsored protests, we will not stay silent. In the face of efforts to evade responsibility or to smear our organization, we will continue to raise our voices whenever and wherever we see injustice.
#EndSARS
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Lawyers in Anambra state told Amnesty International that lawyers are not allowed to see their clients in SARS and that in some cases SARS officers direct family members to specific lawyers who will negotiate a bribe on their behalf.
#EndSARS
#EndSarsProtests
#EndSarsNow
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—Dec. 4 2019; Mus’ab was killed by the police
@PoliceNG
on the street of Kano.
—Upto today his killer never faced justice.
#EndSARS
#EndSarsProtests
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Right to Peaceful Protest
Right to Peaceful Protest
Right to Peaceful Protest
Right to Peaceful Protest
Right to Peaceful Protest
Right to Peaceful Protest
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Amnesty International condemns the arrests and attacks on
#EndSARS
protesters in Abuja and other cities across the country. Protest is a constitutionally guaranteed right and no one should be arrested or attacked for exercising that right.
#EndSarsProtests
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Amnesty International is calling on the Nigerian authorities to respect the right to peaceful protest and ensure that Nigerians protesting tomorrow are allowed to peacefully exercise their right to freedom of assembly. Protest is not a crime.
#ProtestIsNotACrime
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Sex without consent is RAPE. When? Where? When? Why? How? Doesn’t matter.
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Retweet if you can sign urgent global action to bring Senator Elisha Abbo to justice.
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Amnesty International condemns the rape and brutal murder of Vera Uwaila Omozuwa; a 22-year-old 100-level student of the University of Benin, Edo State. Vera Uwaila was raped and killed inside a Redeemed Christian Church of God in Benin city.
#JusticeForUwa
#RapeIsACrime
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#SARS
officers are getting rich through their brutality. In Nigeria, it seems that torture is a lucrative business.
#EndSarsNow
#EndPoliceBrutality
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What happened at Lekki Toll Gate has all the traits of the Nigerian authorities’ pattern of a cover-up whenever their defence and security forces commit unlawful killings.
#LekkiTollGateShooting
#EndSARS
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Lekki Shooting: Timeline of Denial
20.10.20: Military not at Lekki Toll Gate
21.10.20: Military denied involvement
22.10.20: Governor of Lagos denied involvement
23.10.20: Lagos & Military denied there was shooting
24.1020: Lagos governor admits military were there
#LekkiTollGate
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Respect the rights of protesters
Respect the rights of protesters
Respect the rights of protesters
Respect the right to peaceful protest
Respect the right to peaceful protest
Respect the right to peaceful protest
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Rape can’t be used for comic relief.
Rape can’t be substance of a joke.
Rape can’t be for banter.
Rape is rape.
Rape is a CRIME.
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While we continue to investigate the killings, Amnesty International wishes to remind the authorities that under international law, security forces may only resort to the use of lethal force when strictly unavoidable to protect against imminent threat of death or serious injury.
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So far, Nigerian Police have killed at least 10 people since the start of protests against callous operations of SARS.
#SARSMUSTEND
#Nigeria
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—Today Amnesty International received reports of the arrest of some protesters
#EndSARS
at the
#Lekkitollgate
#Lagos
.
—We calling on all Nigerian authorities to demonstrate commitment to protect the right to peaceful protest.
@MBuhari
@ProfOsinbajo
@jidesanwoolu
@PoliceNG
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#EndSARS
Before heading to a protest, be sure to wear clothing that covers all your skin – this will protect you not only from the sun and rain, but also from tear gas.
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Today, 4 Dec. 2021, Sylvester Oromoni would have been celebrating his birthday. The Lagos State authorities must investigate the incidents leading to Sylvester's death and ensure no child goes through what he endured. Schools must be places of safety.
#justiceforsylvester
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#EndSARS
You have a right to document the protest – the authorities can’t keep you from filming or writing down what police actions, police brutality, or injuries are inflected on protestors.
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Senator Elisha Abbo, in company of 3-women, in an adult shop in Abuja assaulted women wildly in the presence of police
@PoliceNG
. This must be investigated. Victims of his violence must get justice.
@MBuhari
@ProfOsinbajo
@NGRSenate
@femigbaja
@UN
@unwomenafrica
#Nigeria
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Because of a Facebook post six students and a lecturer of Madonna University Nigeria have been in prison since February. Expressing an opinion is not a crime.
#Madonna7
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SARS;🇳🇬
—Having dreadlocks is not a crime
—Having tattoos is not a crime
—Having smart phone is not a crime
—Driving a ‘flashy’ car is not a crime
—Having a laptop is not a crime
—Being tech savvy is not a crime
—Being young is not a CRIME.
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Amnesty International has been receiving disturbing reports of attacks on peaceful protesters in Abuja, Lagos and Ibadan. Some protesters have also been arrested while others were injured.
#June12thProtest
#Nigeria
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Rape is rape.
Rape is rape.
Rape is rape.
Rape is rape.
Rape is a CRIME.
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-Criticism is NOT terrorism
-Criticism is NOT felony
-Criticism is NOT treason
-Criticism is a Human right
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Protest is a Human Right
Protest is a Human Right
Protest is a Human Right
Protest is a Human Right
Protest is a Human Right
Protest is a Human Right
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On 1 October 2008, police officers of the Lagos State Rapid Response Squad shot Modebayo Awosika in the head and then set his car on fire. An autopsy showed that he had died of a gunshot. The police claimed that Modebayo Awosika’s car hit the police patrol vehicle;
#SARAMUSTEND
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Stop intimidating peaceful protesters
Stop intimidating peaceful protesters
Stop intimidating peaceful protesters
Stop intimidating peaceful protesters
#EndSARS
#EndSARS
#Lekkitollgate
#Lekkitollgate
#Lagos
#Nigeria
@jidesanwoolu
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Amnesty International’s research found that the Nigerian police
@PoliceNG
lacks adequate resources to investigate complex crimes that require specialized skills.
#EndSARS
#EndPoliceBrutality
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Reports say, Armed policemen surround
#LekkiTollGate
ahead of Saturday's protests.
#LekkiTollGate
was the scene of the violent crackdown on peaceful
#EndSARS
protesters in the night of 20 Oct. 2020.
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Today a number of protesters have been severely injured and arrested by the police across Nigeria. This is unacceptable.
#SARSMUSTEND
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Chioma — was arrested by the police and later released over a review of a tomato paste on social media. She has since been facing series of harassment and intimidation:
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Saudi Arabian authorities must free Zainab Habibu Aliyu. Her ordeal shows everything wrong with death penalty. Let us raise our voices, until Zainab is free. No one knows who can be the next victim of such injustice.
#FreeZainab
#Nigeria
#ZainabIsInnocent
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Protest is a Human Right
Protest is a Human Right
Protest is a Human Right
Protest is a Human Right
Protest is a Human Right
Protest is a Human Right
#SARSMUSTEND
#EndSARS
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#EndSARS
Protest is not a crime
Protest is not a crime
Protest is not a crime
Protest is not a crime
Protest is not a crime
Protest is not a crime
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Detainees in SARS custody are subjected to long periods of detention without trial. Often no one, including their lawyers, has access to those in SARS detention; sometimes families are not aware that their relatives are in SARS custody.
#EndSARS
#EndSarsProtests
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End the killing in southern Kaduna
End the killing in southern Kaduna
End the killing in southern Kaduna
End the killing in southern Kaduna
End the killing in southern Kaduna
End the killing in southern Kaduna
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Killing in southern Kaduna must end
Killing in southern Kaduna must end
Killing in southern Kaduna must end
Killing in southern Kaduna must end
Killing in southern Kaduna must end
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Amnesty international is calling on all Nigerian authorities to demonstrate commitment to protect the right to peaceful protest. Previous attempts by security agents to repress peaceful protests have led to human rights violations and abuses.
#LekkiTollGate
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#EndSARS
2015—SARS will be reformed
2016—SARS will be restructured
2017—SARS will be reorganized
2018—SARS will be reformed
2019—SARS will be disbanded
2020—SARS killed more Nigerians.
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LAGOS: 20.10.20
—Who deployed the military?
—Who ordered dismantling of CCTV?
—Who ordered turning off of electricity?
—Who ordered firing at protesters?
—Where are the bodies removed?
—Why were ambulances blocked?
#LekkiTollGateShooting
#EndSARS
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