Nigerian singer Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun better known as
Wizkid, and several Nigerians have staged a protest against police
brutality in London.
The protest took place at the Nigeria High Commission, Thai
Square on Sunday with the rapper urging Nigerian youths to speak up
against ills in the country.
“My people, I want this message to go out to every Nigerian
youth. Your voice has been heard,” he added. “Don’t let anyone tell
you you don’t have a voice. You all have a voice! And don’t be
scared to speak up.”
While reiterating that Nigerians “deserve good government,”
Wizkid thanked the protesters for coming out en masse to agitate
against police brutality and concluded that “we have achieved our
goal.”
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The protest in London comes after similar agitations had taken
place in several cities in Nigeria, calling for the scrapping of
the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), a unit of the Police loathed
by millions in the country.
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But after days of widespread protests, the Inspector-General of
Police (IGP) Mohammed Adamu, dissolved the tactical
squad.
“The Special Anti-Robbery Squad of the Nigerian Police,
otherwise known as SARS, is hereby dissolved across all formations,
the 36 state police command and the Federal Capital Territory where
they currently exist,” the IGP said in a press conference on
Sunday, even though he acknowledged reports of extortion and
brutality by the force subunit.
“All officers and men currently serving in the unit are to be
redeployed with immediate effect.”
According to the IGP, the protests are “a manifestation of
the natural desires of citizens to participate in matters
concerning policing and internal security in the nation”.
The police authorities will be announcing new policing
arrangements to address the offences of armed robbery and other
violent crimes that fall within the mandate of the Special
Anti-Robbery Squad later.