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Young Nigerians actively discuss politics and governance despite being kept on the sidelines. They seek a government that would promote their inclusion and solve problems affecting them.
Over the past 15 years there’s been a revival of young people - mostly Christians - participating in traditional masquerades, despite these being branded as pagan.
The story of Nigeria’s #EndSARS movement shows just how durable law enforcement institutions are – and why the road to reform goes straight uphill.
As it toured schools, the play Talk to Me, about two friends and HIV, was able to create brave and safe spaces for conversation about a challenging subject.
There is a need for a special unit for civil-military relations as the police cannot deal effectively with protests.
For young Nigerian protesters on social media and on the streets, #ENDSARS is as much an expression of a will to modernity as it is a yearning to be treated with dignity.
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Assistant Professor, University of British Columbia
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Assistant Professor of African and African American Studies, Duke University
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Lecturer, Department of Political Science and International Relations, Covenant University
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Canada Research Chair in Socially Engaged Theatre; Director, Centre for Socially Engaged Theatre (C-SET), University of Regina
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Lecturer, University of Nigeria
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Researcher, Lagos State University of Education
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Assistant Professor of Anthropology, MacEwan University
