#EndSARS: Our Leaders Must Listen To Us, End Police Brutality – Kizz Daniel

Popular singer, Kizz Daniel recently led a peaceful #EndSARS protest against police brutality in Nigeria.

The protest happened at his hometown in Abeokuta, Ogun State, and it is coming days after he was blasted for being silent.

According to him, the youths are tired of complaining and they just want to be heard by leaders they voted for.

He added that police brutality has gone on for too long in Nigeria and the youths have had enough.

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The Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) is a Nigerian Police Force unit under the Force Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department headed by the Deputy Inspector General of Police Anthony Ogbizi. Since 2012, SARS has come under controversy for being linked to acts of extortion, torture, framing and blackmail.

The Special Anti-Robbery Squad was founded in 1992 by former police commissioner Simeon Danladi Midenda. The major reason SARS was formed was when Col. Rindam, a Nigerian Army Colonel was killed by police officers at a checkpoint in Lagos.

SARS is one of the 14 units in the Force Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department which was established to detain, investigate and prosecute people involved in crimes like armed robbery, kidnapping and other forms of crimes.

During its formation the Special Anti-Robbery Squad was known to operate covertly. SARS operatives were not allowed to wear police uniform, publicly carry guns or have walkie-talkies. They were given unmarked vehicles with sometimes no license plates or private plate numbers during duty.