The immediate trigger for the protests came in early October 2020 after a viral video allegedly showed SARS officers shooting a young man in Ughelli, Delta State, and driving away in his car. The clip spread rapidly across Nigerian Twitter and reignited public outrage. Activists, celebrities and ordinary citizens began demanding justice while reviving the hashtag #EndSARS. Many Nigerians saw the incident as proof that repeated promises by the government to reform the police had failed. Soon, demonstrations began appearing in Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt and several other cities across the country.
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The immediate trigger for the protests came in early October 2020 after a viral video allegedly showed SARS officers shooting a young man in Ughelli, Delta State, and driving away in his car. The clip spread rapidly across Nigerian Twitter and reignited public outrage. Activists, celebrities and ordinary citizens began demanding justice while reviving the hashtag #EndSARS. Many Nigerians saw the incident as proof that repeated promises by the government to reform the police had failed. Soon, demonstrations began appearing in Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt and several other cities across the country.