With Instagram, hashtags and bitcoin, young Nigerians boost anti-police protests. Many are rallying under the EndSars hashtag and harnessing social media to raise awareness, funds and to garner support from international celebrities. alexisak reports
Demonstrators queue up to receive food during a protest over police brutality in Lagos, Nigeria October 16, 2020. Picture taken October 16, 2020. REUTERS/Temilade Adelaja
Reuters could not independently verify his account. A Lagos state police spokesman did not respond to phone calls and a text message seeking comment on the allegations. Rallying under the #EndSars hashtag and harnessing social media to raise awareness and funds and to garner support from international celebrities, protesters have built a momentum that previous actions led by civil groups and unions failed to do.
A Twitter account using the name of the internet activist collective Anonymous said last week it had hacked into Nigerian government websites in solidarity with the #EndSars campaign. Government officials did not confirm any breaches. [L8N2H80L6]Members of Nigeria’s burgeoning tech industry, a bright spot for foreign investors in Africa’s most populous nation, say they are often singled out by police for spot checks.
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