Several protesters in nigeria's city of lagos were arrested on saturday after they tried to hold a peaceful rally against the reopening of . Following weeks of outcry online over years of recurring police brutality, nigerians took to the streets to demand police reform and an end . End to police brutality in nigeria, human rights watch said today. The lagos protests against a brutal police unit were seen as an echo of #blacklivesmatter. Protest at the lekki toll plaza in lagos nigeria, saturday, feb.