The #EndSARS protest which started as a peaceful demonstration by thousands of youths quickly degenerated into chaos as security forces, mostly police began to use live ammunition and tear gas on protesters leading to an estimated death of at least 100 individuals. 12 of whom were killed on October 20, 2020, alone.

Despite a system that has been unresponsive to their need, the youth of Nigeria have spoken up. There is poetry to the fact that the protest erupted in October 2020. Oct. 1, 1960, marked the official date of Nigeria’s independence from British rule. Sixty years later, Nigerians are still demanding freedom from repression.