Nigeria Independence Day

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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.

  • During this event, Nigerian students gave out cookies with fun facts about Nigeria and played Nigerian music.

  • 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.”

  • 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.”

  • Mercy Okonna also added “We should start the change from the root so it can affect the ones on top.”

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