PROTEST MOVEMENT AND ITS IMPACT IN NIGERIA

ABSTRACT

            This study investigated the EndSARS protest movement and its impact in Nigeria; the study also tackled government’s approaches in the management of the EndSARS protest in Lagos State and other states in Nigeria as perceived by protesters and how some of the demands of the EndSARS protesters are addressed. Evidence from the results of the study suggests that there is a magnitude of needs, desires, and concerns of protesters during the EndSARS protest in Lagos state. The study results highlighted the concerns and desires that sustained the protest and the expectations from the government in addressing the concerns. The result from the responses of the respondents indicated the concerns and desires that stimulated the action which pointed to the bottled issues around poor general welfare of young persons in the country, unemployment, limited economic opportunities, and police brutality against Nigerian residents.