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ENDSARS CAMPAIGN: WHY THE GOVERNMENT MUST ENSURE SAFETY OF PROTESTERS By: Ben Onyekelu Olisa

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  INTRODUCTION  Nigeria, according to Transparency International has the worst Police force in the world; albeit the NPF and Federal Government had baselessly debunked the obvious true report. This glory she enjoys with the tag of poverty capital of the world. Seventy percent of the Nigerian population has no access to clean water, while 27.1 % of her total populace is unemployed with underemployment pecked at 28.6 %. What this means is that 21.7 million Nigerians are unemployed. When this two are summed up, one gets 55.7 % unemployment and underemployment; that's over 50% of the Nigerian populace. With this, an average Nigerian hardly sees a future in the nation. According to trading economy statistics, over 36% of Nigerian Youths are unemployed. A few that secured employment are poorly remunerated. In the public sector, it's a different ball game as an industrial strike is as frequent as breakfast in the tables of various professions. A clear case is that of ASUU that has b...