Nigeria Independence Day
Tamara Tanksley, Deep Dive Editor-In-Chief|October 7, 2021
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Mercy Okonna also added “We should start the change from the root so it can affect the ones on top.”
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Nigeria Independence Day is celebrated on October 1st. They gained their independence in 1960 from the British. When celebrating, they “enjoy [their] life with loved ones and not have a big celebration” said Sanusi Hamed.
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During this event, Nigerian students gave out cookies with fun facts about Nigeria and played Nigerian music.
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Usually, Nigerians are out of school on their independence day. Mercy Okonna stated that “If it falls on a weekend, then they let us have that Monday off.”
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Sanusi Hamed answered a question about an update on the #EndSars Movement saying, “We didn’t celebrate the independence day the way we wanted to there was a lot of stuff happening like the shooting [and] the killing. Before I left Nigeria, they banned the SARS people, and they placed a new one called SWAT (Special Weapon Tactical Team). The SWAT do the same thing as the SARS, but the killing has reduced. I think people in Nigeria is still not happy, but today is really about the memory of what happened last year.”
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Mercy Okonna also added “We should start the change from the root so it can affect the ones on top.”
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Nigeria Independence Day is celebrated on October 1st. They gained their independence in 1960 from the British. When celebrating, they “enjoy [their] life with loved ones and not have a big celebration” said Sanusi Hamed.
