By Savannah Kayongo Image via BBC Police brutality isn’t an unfamiliar concept here in the United States. When a minority is killed for trivial actions at the hands of law enforcement, many of us protest in the streets against these violent acts. While police brutality is one of America’s heaviest social problems, it does not only happen in America. Police brutality occurs all around the world. Nigeria, the most populated country in Africa, has its streets flooded with mass p

By Bren Bartol Image via EPA Born in Nigeria, one of the most populous nations in Africa, #EndSARS is a globally trending hashtag led by young people - but it is much more than just a hashtag. The police unit SARS, standing for Special Anti-Robbery Squad, was founded in 1992 by Fulani Kwajafa (who now opposes what the unit has transformed into). In the first few years, it did what it was supposed to do - lower crime like robberies and kidnappings. But this ended soon after. S