Protesters gather at Nathan Phillips Square on Saturday, October 17, 2020 for the protests over #EndSARS. The movement calls for the disbandment of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad who have been accused of police brutality in Nigeria. The sign held by this protester reads, “Why should the Nigerian dream be to leave Nigeria??? #EndSARS - expeditiously”. Leaving Nigeria was one option many considered, in order to escape the violence of the police unit. Photo uploaded by user @revalanche on Twitter
Protesters gather at Yonge-Dundas Square on Saturday, October 17, 2020, before the march to Nathan Phillips Square to show support for the #EndSARS movement. Photo taken from article “Huge crowd storm #EndSARS protest in Toronto” on Nigerian Canadian Newspaper Canada website, written by Bunmi Akintilo.
#EndSARS protesters march downtown on Saturday, October 17, 2020, in support of the movement. Photo by user @revalanche on Twitter.
Protesters gather at Yonge-Dundas Square before moving to Nathan Phillips Square. Signs from left to right read “Lazy youth pressing phone have power! #EndSARS” and “Everyday we Japa! We are tired #EndSARs”. The signs emphasize the amount of political influence youths can have, and how social media has spread the movement worldwide. Photo taken and posted to Twitter by user @Sirkastiq.
A crowd of #EndSars protesters on Saturday, October 17, 2020. Some protesters hold picket signs that show support for Nigerians and call for the disbandment of SARS (Special Anti-Robbery Squad). Photo taken and posted to Twitter by user @chigirl__.
Photo of an #EndSARS protester at Nathan Phillips Square. Sign reads “Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) Nigeria’s biggest Pandemic #EndSARS”. The sign speaks to how protesters feel about the police unit. The sign also gives reference to how many people have been killed by SARS. Photo taken and posted to Twitter by user @AlmaChronicle