CNN —A West African court has found the Nigerian government guilty of human rights abuses during its suppression of the 2020 #EndSARS protests against alleged police brutality.
Around two weeks into the 2020 protests, Nigeria’s security forces opened fire on young people demonstrating peacefully at the Lekki Toll Gate in Lagos, killing and wounding several people.
Their lawyer, Bolaji Gabari, described the verdict as “a significant victory for the #EndSARS movement.”CNN has reached out to the Nigerian government for comment.
But the marches morphed into protests campaigning for police reform and ending bad governance in the oil-rich country.
The Judicial Panel of Inquiry and Restitution at the Lagos Court of Arbitration, a government-appointed panel, determined that the incident at the Lekki Toll Gate could be considered a “massacre” after a yearlong investigation.
Persons:
”, Dabiraoluwa, Catherine Udeh, Udeh, Kamsi, Adeyinka “, ” Udeh, Bolaji Gabari
Organizations:
CNN, West African States, ”
Locations:
Abuja, Lagos