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End SARS


Date 2017 – present
Location International, largely in Nigeria
Caused by Killings, assaults, and harassment by SARS officials in Nigeria; lack of freedom of expression; social media campaign by Nigerian community
Methods Protest, demonstrations, online activism, civil disobedience, marches
Status Ongoing
SARS unit dissolved on 11 October 2020
Parties to the civil conflict
Protesters:
(no centralised leadership)

Government of Nigeria
Nigerian Armed Forces
Nigerian Army
Nigerian Police
SARS
Pro-government citizens
Lead figures
Not Specified Muhammadu Buhari
Babajide Sanwo-Olu
Mohammed Adamu
Nyesom Wike
Maigari Dingyadi
Casualties
Death(s) 51 civilians,[1] 11 policemen,[1] 7 soldiers[1]
Official website
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 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 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]

Within a few days of renewed protests, on 11 October 2020, the Nigerian Police Force announced that it was dissolving the unit with immediate effect. The move was widely received as a triumph of the demonstrations.[10] However, it was noted in many quarters

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