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YOUTH UPRISING AND REVOLTS IN NIGERIA: AN EVALUATION OF THE #ENDSARS NATIONWIDE PROTESTS

In civilized societies like the United States, Canada, Switzerland etc. civil unrests and protests are recognized channels through which citizens express their opinions and feelings about government policies and programmes. Available records show that the situation is different in Africa. This study, therefore, examined youth uprising and revolts in Nigeria: An evaluation of the #EndSARS nationwide protests. The paper argued that prolonged neglect and exclusion of the people (youths) from the governance process accounted for the distrust and disenchantment that sparked-off the nation-wide protests against the Nigerian state (government). Data for the study were curled from secondary sources while the analysis was based on the qualitative method. In terms of context, the study adopted the basic human needs theory as its theoretical framework in order to explain the reasons for youth uprisings and revolts in Nigeria. Findings from the study revealed that failure on the part of government at all levels to address the plight of citizens including the inhuman treatment meted out to youths by the police and other security agencies accounted for the youth’s mobilization and revolt across the country. However, political and economic reforms that will provide justice for all citizens especially aggrieved citizens and victims of state repression within the shortest possible time will help to restore trust and confidence between the government and the citizens (people).