Beyond Police Brutality: Interrogating the Political, Economic and Social Undercurrents of the #EndSARS Protest in Nigeria

Autor:	Ernest Aniche, Victor Iwuoha
Rok vydání:	2022
Předmět:	Geography Planning and Development Development
Zdroj:	Journal of Asian and African Studies. :002190962210976
ISSN:	1745-2538 0021-9096
DOI:	10.1177/00219096221097673
Popis:	On 20 October 2020, the military and police force opened fatal shootings at peaceful unarmed #EndSARS protesters. This article examines the political and socio-economic undercurrents of #EndSARS protest. It argues that the predatory state–society relations where the state is the predator and citizens are the preys nurtured the increasing distrust between the state and its citizens, and ultimately, resulted in the deepening mutual mistrust between the police and people. The article concludes that the #EndSARS protest created opportunity for the Nigerian state to accelerate and accumulate its bourgeoning repressive character instead of reducing it. It recommends symbiotic state–society relations.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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