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‘Give us his body to bury’: a mother’s six-year fight for justice for son killed in Nigeria’s anti-police protests
By Pelumi Salako in Lagos

Pelumi Onifade, a young journalist, was allegedly shot while covering the #EndSars demonstrations in 2020. His body has never been released and no one has been held responsible

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/jul/14/mother-six-year-fight-for-justice-for-son-killed-nigeria-anti-police-protests

#Globaldevelopment #Nigeria #Journalistsafety #Africa #Humanrights #TheGuardian #PelumiSalakoinLagos

#Nigeria #Injustice

16 Jan '27: Presidential elections

In the run-up: intimidation, #surveillance, arrest of opposition, journalists, activists;
legal proceedings, violence, #censorship, "cybercrime" laws...

Violation of protests against #corruption, #nepotism, government & president #BolaTinubu.

#FreedomOfExpression & criticism seen as threat, not as foundation of #democracy.

- https://saharareporters.com/2026/07/01/lagos-activist-condemns-sowores-arrest-politically-motivated-calls-nationwide-protests

- https://thepolisproject.com/read/elections-in-tinubu-nigeria-digital-crackdown-on-rise

#Accountability #GoodGovernance #EndBadGovernance #EndSARS

- Nigèria: Durant les protestes contra la brutalitat policial (#EndSARS), el govern va congelar els comptes bancaris dels organitzadors. La HRF va documentar com el Bitcoin va permetre seguir finançant protestes i pagar advocats i assistència mèdica.

- Afganistan: En tornar els Talibans, moltes dones van perdre l'accés a comptes bancaris. La HRF ha finançat programes per ensenyar-les a fer servir wallets digitals per mantenir una mínima independència econòmica.

14/14

#crypto #capitalisme

Nigeria’s victims of #EndSARS protest violence await justice five years on https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2025/10/20/nigerias-victims-of-endsars-protest-violence-await-justice-five-years-on?traffic_source=rss

#aljazeera #worldnews #VSN

Today makes it 5 Years since the #LekkiMassacre in #Lagos.

20 10 20

5 years since the Nigerian Government opened fire at its citizens for protesting against SARS and bad governance at the Lekki toll gate.

#Nigeria #Africa #EndSARS

What’s next for the Nigerian left?

Although the #EndBadGovernance protests attempted to address lingering questions from the #EndSARS era, the potential for the left to transform Nigeria’s political landscape remains a question.

https://africasacountry.com/2024/10/whats-next-for-the-nigerian-left

#Nigeria #Africa #AIAC

Nigeria Seizes $37.5M in Digital Assets After Court Grants Freezing Order - The Nigerian government has seized approximately $37.5 million in digital assets f... - https://news.bitcoin.com/nigeria-seizes-37-5m-in-digital-assets-after-court-grants-freezing-order/ #nigerialawenforcement #endbadgovernance #terrorismfunding #moneylaundering #digitalassets #stablecoins #endsars #africa #usdt

@davidaugust There would have been no #EndSARS in #Nigeria without it either.
During the recent #NigeriaElections2023 the fact that Elon Musk tweets were strenuously promoted reduced the spread of information about ongoing voter suppression.

@gotofritz @GottaLaff There are some movements that would not have happened, such as #EndSARS in Nigeria. Facebook does not let such things grow unless that are paid for or generate engagement. It can't happen now under Musk's Twitter, and a lot of the rigging and violence during the recent #NigeriaElections2023 did not get as much attention as they should have because #GalaxyBrain put his tweets (and his "friends"') at the top of everyone's feed.

Reading recommendation on #InternationalDayAgainstPoliceBrutality: Lynda Iroulo analysed in #GIGAFocus #Africa how #SocialMedia can be a weapon to fight #PoliceBrutality, on the example of #EndSARS protests in #Nigeria 🇳🇬:
➡️ https://www.giga-hamburg.de/en/publications/giga-focus/a-weapon-of-the-weak-fighting-police-brutality-through-social-media

@RadicalAnthro oh definitily, no doubt at all. Really no reason or indeed point in cynicsm or skepticism at all for this, I feel. It did all grow out of #ENDSARS and it’s definitely a massive opportunity and moment of change, for a #NewNigeria

@aljazeera really good report on #Nigeria and the role of social media ⬆️ in today’s #elections. I’ve been following the #Obidient movement grow out of the courageous #EndSARS protests in 2020, it’s been the most impressive political mobilising and organisation that we can all learn from. This can be a real #Inflection moment not just for 🇳🇬 but the world. I am rooting for #PeterObi and 🇳🇬 brave #Youth, fighting to improve their hard, hard lives

#Nigeria is holding general elections this Saturday. I'm rooting for #PeterObi and the #LabourParty!

#Nigeria doesn't have a great presence on #Mastodon yet, but if you feel like it join me in suporting the #Obidient movement, which, growing out of the couragous #EndSARS protests 2 years ago, has been THE most impressive political organising movement I've ever seen. A Labour victory would be amazing and is possible. #PeterObi

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-64719408

@cjd "SARS" is "Special Anti-Robbery Squad", a police task force that regularly extorts, brutalizes & murders innocent young people. Hence the protests, & also about poorly thought out government policies. The military were deployed when peaceful and well organized protesters occupied a lucrative toll plaza in a posh part of economic capital. The food aid was mostly from domestic sources, and was being distributed widely albeit slowly. The #EndSARS hashtag is quite informative.

@cjd This isn't what happened. The #EndSARS protests were for a different reason, as well as why protesters were shot at. Granted the lockdown did increase frustration and some local government officials hoarding did not help matters.

Peter Obi of the Labour Party has also been endorsed by Aisha Yesufu, founder of the #BringBackOurGirls movement and a campaigner against police brutality, #EndSars https://independent.ng/youre-desperate-aisha-yesufu-blasts-atiku-over-call-for-alliance-with-peter-obi/

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RT @TrevorNcube
Bitcoin can facilitate freedom of expression as Nigeria #EndSARS movement and funding of the war in #Ukraine have clearly shown, says Bitcoin advocate in this week’s quality @ConvoWithTrevor #ICWT22 . Watch full episode here http://convowithtrevor.com WATCH 👇🏿
https://twitter.com/TrevorNcube/status/1588408202030260225