The first witness at a Nigerian inquiry into police brutality has described how he was tortured and had teeth extracted by members of the now disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (Sars).
Firebrand lawyer cum rapper Falz speaking on the ongoing #EndSars protest has told CNN’s Christiane Amanpour that he is not afraid to die after several young Nigerians were this week killed by security operatives at the Lekki toll gate in Lagos.
Nigerian police murdered 10 people in a brutal repression of protests demanding wholesale police reforms and an end to its use of excessive force, a leading human rights organisation has said.
Lagos - The head of Nigeria's police dissolved its Special Anti-Robbery Squad with immediate effect on Sunday, a police statement said, prompted by days of protests across the country against alleged brutality by the controversial unit.
