Nigeria: The Disease of Violence – Police Brutality As a Public Health Emergency in Nigeria

Editor’s Note: In the wake of the #EndSARS protests that have rocked several Nigerian cities, we at Nigeria Health Watch take a look at some of the ways in which police brutality affects the mental, physical and emotional health of young people, and reflect on the conversations we must begin to have as a nation, if we are to grow a healthy, productive citizenry for the future.

Young Nigerians have taken to the streets of major cities in Nigeria to demand for the disbandment of the country’s…