Intergenerational war afoot in Nigeria

If you were young, had hair of a different colour or tattoos, and were in a flash car, you stood a statistically significant chance of having an unpleasant encounter with SARS.

The young men and women in the streets of Lagos may not realize that their rebellion could endanger this entire system, but those who benefit from it certainly do—which is why their response has been so extreme.Screen capture via CNN

Opinion

BY GWYNNE DYER

October 21, 2020

LONDON, U.K.—The young Nigerians who were protesting at Lekki Toll Plaza in Lagos on Oct. 20 were not the African touring company of Les Misérables. Lekki is one of the poshest suburbs of Lagos, full of gated communities, and most of the protesters were li...

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