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Significance
Nigeria's police are the most tangible face of daily misgovernance for its citizens. Yet the recent ‘#EndSARS’ protest movement that has gained global attention is not closely tied to existing organisations and embodies wider youth frustrations with the status quo.
Impacts
Recent climbdowns by Buhari's government reflect its fear of a wider undermining of its authority on economic, social and political issues.
Protests are unlikely to gain the same traction in the north, given stronger support for tactical policing units amid widespread insecurity.
Calls for the police chief to resign may prove a distraction from reforms needed to push real improvement in accountability and performance.
Keywords:
Nigeria,
AF,
international relations,
politics,
social,
corruption,
government,
human rights,
opposition,
party,
policy,
protest,
reform,
security,
talks,
decentralisation,
military,
police,
regional
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