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| Endsars Protest: The Need for the Nigerian Government to Tweak Its Security Architecture
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Dr. Chidi E. Nwokike, Ifeoma Priscila Udegbunam, Dr. Ebele Rebecca Okonkwo & Dr. Emeria E. U. Achufusi
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Abstract:
EndSARS is a social action prompted by the Nigerian police force's continued brutality against suspects, especially a unit within the Nigerian police force known as the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). This study evaluated Endsars Protest: The Need for the Nigerian Government to Tweak Its Security Architecture. The study made use of data from secondary sources, including books, personal sources, journals, newspapers, websites, blogs, and official records, among others, while structural functionalism theory guided the study. Analysis of the data showed that police officers, particularly SARS officers, abate and support the use of violence, torture, and extortion on their suspects, and that the government has failed to equip and train them professionally. Based on the following finding, the researchers recommended that both the government and its citizens put their heads together to check the excesses of the police without actually creating unnecessary tension. Adequate financial resources should be made available for the operation of the force. There is a need for a complete social reorientation and the establishment of clear procedures for punishing negligent officers.
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