#ENDSARS

Fatalities from the #ENDSARS movement

By Ifeanyi Dave Ibemere

October 22, 2020

Trailing the #ENDSARS movement showcases a bar for spontaneity; starting out as a series of benign agitations, then turning into full scale demonstrations. It, however, has not been without its casualties, which according to findings keep escalating.

Chief of this #LekkiMassacre. And while some reports claim this incident brought about no deaths, Dataphyte’s findings say otherwise. In our last count, we observed (via reports) over 68 deaths; this figure has since changed. 

Likewise, Amnesty International, a non-governmental human rights advocate estimated over 12 dead from the Tuesday altercation. This excludes injuries of several degrees. 

Hence, to give an interactive and visual capture, Dataphyte provides a timeline series from the first death reported by the media on October 10th.