#EndSARS: Why Three Women Defied Wike’s Protest Ban

Kimora Omotosho, a university student at the #EndSARS protest in Port Harcourt, said her friend’s mother did not allow him to leave the house to join the protest until he threatened to kill himself. @dejiayoola_xi / TWITTER

Kimora Omotosho, a university student at the #EndSARS protest in Port Harcourt, said her friend’s mother did not allow him to leave the house to join the protest until he threatened to kill himself. On the evening of 12 October 2020, a series of tweets from the governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike’s account, drew a hail of abuses and condemnation from Twitter users. They were angry at his decision to ban protests against police brutality in his state. Wike’s announcement came one da

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