#EndSARS and the Making of History

The most revolutionary thing we can do in the face of a state bent on denying our humanity, our existence, is what we have done since the protests began: insist on our role as active witnesses. For too long the Nigerian state has been able to mask its malevolence as incompetence, as the kind of failure brought about by a lack of knowledge or skill—the result of simple, forgivable foibles, which befall anyone. This myth is useful for the simple reason that it allows people in power, the poli

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