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Singer Rema shaves off dreads in protest against SARS

Nigerian Afropop singer Rema has cut off his dreadlocks in protest against the brutality of SARS police.

The singer shared photos of his new look on social media with the caption:

“Dreads don’t mean I’m a criminal #EndSARS.”

SARS is a unit of the Nigerian Police which has over the years become notorious for harassing, attacking, detaining, extorting money, threatening to kill and killing innocent civilians.

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Daniel Nkado is a Nigerian writer and social researcher whose work examines Black identity, racism, institutional inequality, social power and belonging. He is the founder of DNB Stories Africa. Read more about Daniel, including his research methodology and full biography, here.

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