IV 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1216 
Supporting the #EndSARS peaceful protest movement in Nigeria. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 12, 2020 
Mr. GREEN of Texas (for himself, Mr. CASTRO of Texas, Mr. RASKIN, Ms. 
LEE of California, Ms. BASS, Ms. JAYAPAL, Mr. COHEN, Mr. MCGOV-
ERN, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. PRESSLEY, Ms. 
FUDGE, Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois, and Mr. SCHIFF) submitted the 
following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Af-
fairs 
RESOLUTION 
Supporting the #EndSARS peaceful protest movement in 
Nigeria. 
Whereas, on October 20, 2020, armed security forces report-
edly indiscriminately fired live ammunition on a crowd of 
peaceful protestors that had gathered at the Lekki toll-
gate in Lagos, Nigeria, resulting in numerous deaths and 
injuries, in an event now known as ‘‘Black Tuesday’’; 
Whereas, on October 3, 2020, a widely shared video emerged 
appearing to show footage of the brutal murder and rob-
bery of a Nigerian civilian by officers of the Federal Spe-
cial Anti-Robbery Squad, commonly known as ‘‘SARS’’; 
Whereas since the emergence of this footage, thousands of 
people across Nigeria have been publicly and peacefully 
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demonstrating against police brutality and demanding the 
complete disbandment of SARS; 
Whereas the #EndSARS protest movement in Nigeria has 
been peacefully calling for the disbandment of SARS, 
which has been implicated in widespread human rights 
abuses, including torture and extrajudicial killings; 
Whereas there has been significant evidence of police violence 
and abuse by SARS in Nigeria, which must be thor-
oughly and immediately investigated in order to achieve 
justice for victims; 
Whereas all peaceful protestors who were wrongfully arrested 
for participating or supporting the #EndSARS protests 
must immediately be released; 
Whereas there must be an immediate independent investiga-
tion of the actions that led to the killing of and the use 
of deadly force against protestors at the Lekki tollgate on 
October 20, 2020; 
Whereas justice for the victims—and their families—killed by 
Nigerian security forces during peaceful demonstrations 
against police abuse must be addressed; 
Whereas comprehensive reform of the security sector, includ-
ing specific measures of accountability, should be imme-
diately initiated and implemented in a public and trans-
parent manner; 
Whereas the Nigerian Government must uphold the right to 
peaceful protest and assembly in accordance with the 
International Bill of Rights, the African Charter on 
Human and Peoples’ Rights, and the Constitution of the 
Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended); 
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Whereas there are over 1,000,000 Nigerian migrants across 
the world, with nearly 400,000 Nigerian immigrants and 
their children residing in the United States; 
Whereas the African Union issued a strong condemnation of 
the murder of George Floyd, an African-American man 
unlawfully killed by Minneapolis police officers, in rec-
ognition of the global significance of the Black Lives 
Matter movement; and 
Whereas injustice against Black lives in Nigeria is a matter 
of international concern, because Black lives matter 
wherever they may be in the world: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) condemns the violent crackdown on peaceful 
protestors by the Nigeria’s security forces; 
(2) calls on the Nigerian Government to— 
(A) not use excessive force against peaceful 
protestors in compliance with international law; 
and 
(B) desist from the persecution, harass-
ment, and infringement of the human rights of 
any and all Nigerians for exercising their rights 
to protest; 
(3) calls on the African and international 
human rights community to conduct independent in-
vestigations into the use of deadly force against 
protestors at the Lekki tollgate on October 20, 
2020; and 
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(4) supports the demands of the #EndSARS 
movement for justice, accountability, and meaningful 
police reform. 
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