How the protests in Nigeria could affect Idahoans
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COUPLE OF WEEKSPROTESTORS HAVETAKEN TO THESTREETS OF NIGERIATO CALL FOR AN ENDTO THE SPECIALANTI-ROBBERYSQUAD... NIGERIA'SPOLICE AGENCY...IDAHO NEWS 6REPORTERSTEPHANIE GARIBAYSPOKE WITH AHISTORY PROFESSORHERE AT CSI ABOUTHOW THIS ALLSTARTED AND HOW ITCOULD AFFECTIDAHOANS."TWO WEEKS AGOTHINGS GOT CRAZYAND THIS ALL COMESDOWN FROMSOMEBODY POSTINGA VIRAL VIDEO OFTHE SPECIAL ANTI-ROBBERY SQUAD ORTHE SARS UNIT OFTHE POLICE KILLINGAN UNARMEDPERSON THERE."AFTER POLICEDENIED KILLING ANUNARMEDPERSON...ANDARRESTED THEPERSON WHORECORDED THEVIDEO..PROTESTORSTOOK TO THESTREETS OF NIGERIA"WHICH THEN YOUHAVEDEMONSTRATORSCOMING OUT ANDDEMONSTRATINGAGAINST POLICEBRUTALITY, WHICHWE SHOULD ALLKNOW ABOUTBECAUSE THAT'SBEEN GOING ONHERE IN THE UNITEDSTATES."AND AS TENSIONSBEGIN TO ESCALATEIN NIGERIA...JUSTINTELLS US IT'SIMPORTANT FORIDAHOANS TO PAYATTENTION TOWHAT'S GOING ON"THE FIRST THINGI'VE BEEN THINKINGOF IS THE AMOUNTOF REFUGEES THATWE HAVE HERESPECIFICALLY IN THEMAGIC VALLEY BUTIN IDAHO INGENERAL.
THOSEREFUGEES, SOME OFTHEM ARE COMINGFROM THESEPLACES.
WE HAVESTUDENTS FROMNIGERIA HERE AT CSIAND ACROSSSEVERAL CAMPUSESHERE IN IDAHO."SINCE 2000 17REFUGEES FROMNIGERIA HAVERESETTLED IN THESTATE OF IDAHO BUTACCORDING TO THEIDAHO OFFICE OFREFUGEES MOST OFIDAHO'S NIGERIANIMMIGRANTS HAVECOME TO IDAHOTHROUGH OTHERAVENUES"I THINK THAT'S A BIGTHING WE NEED TOUNDERSTAND THATTHESE STUDENTSMAY HAVE FAMILYTHERE AND THAT IS ABIG PIECE.
BUT ALSOMORE BROADLY, THEMOVEMENT, THEPOLICE BRUTALITYMOVEMENT ISSOMETHING THAT WENEED TOUNDERSTAND MOREFULLY."AND HE SAYS THEPROTESTSHAPPENING INNIGERIA MIRRORTHOSE THAT HAVEBEEN HAPPENINGNATION-WIDE HEREIN THE UNITEDSTATES"IT'S NOT ONLYHAPPENING HEREBUT IT'S HAPPENINGGLOBALLY.
IT'SHAPPENING ACROSSTHE UNITED STATES.ITS HAPPENING NOWIN NIGERIA AND ITSHAPPENING INOTHER PLACES ANDSO TRYING TO FINDTHAT CONNECTIONAND HOW WE FIT INTHAT SPECTRUM ISWHAT WE ALLSHOULD BETHINKING OF."IN TWIN FALLS IMSTEPHANIE GARIBAYIDAHO NEWS 6