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Protesters gather in Parliament Square in London during a demonstration against police brutality in Lagos, Nigeria. AFP
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Nigerians based in South Africa react to South African Police Service (SAPS) officers as they protest outside the Nigerian embassy in Pretoria. AFP
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A Nigerian woman weeps as others comfort her during a protest outside their embassy in Pretoria. AFP
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Nigerians living in Kenya hold placards and shout slogans during a protest against the Nigerian Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), outside the Nigeria High Commission offices in Nairobi, Kenya. EPA
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Protests against alleged brutal conduct of the SARS began in Nigeria earlier in October after a video reportedly showed personnel from the squad beating a man. EPA
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A crowd of protesters barricade the Lagos-Ibadan expressway to protest against police brutality and the killing of protesters by the military, at Magboro, Ogun State. AFP
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Protesters chant and sing solidarity songs as they barricade barricade the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. AFP
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A protester waves a Nigerian national flag. AFP
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protester raise the Nigerian national flag at a barricade mounted by potesters on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. AFP
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A protester holds a flag stained with fake blood during a demonstration outside the Nigerian High Commission in London. AFP
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Protesters gather in Parliament Square in London during a demonstration against police brutality in Lagos, Nigeria. AFP
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Nigerians based in South Africa react to South African Police Service (SAPS) officers as they protest outside the Nigerian embassy in Pretoria. AFP
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A Nigerian woman weeps as others comfort her during a protest outside their embassy in Pretoria. AFP
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Nigerians living in Kenya hold placards and shout slogans during a protest against the Nigerian Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), outside the Nigeria High Commission offices in Nairobi, Kenya. EPA
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Protests against alleged brutal conduct of the SARS began in Nigeria earlier in October after a video reportedly showed personnel from the squad beating a man. EPA
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A crowd of protesters barricade the Lagos-Ibadan expressway to protest against police brutality and the killing of protesters by the military, at Magboro, Ogun State. AFP
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Protesters chant and sing solidarity songs as they barricade barricade the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. AFP
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A protester waves a Nigerian national flag. AFP
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protester raise the Nigerian national flag at a barricade mounted by potesters on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. AFP
Nigerian embassies worldwide see protests after shooting of demonstrators in Lagos
The brutal response to the EndSARS protests sparked demonstrations at Nigerian missions around the world
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22 October, 2020
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