The Protest against
Police Brutality
Artist: Sotonye Jumbo
Title: Protest against Police Brutality, 2020
Medium: Oil on canvas pad
This creative oil on canvas painting by Sotonye Jumbo portrays protesting youths brandishing the Nigerian flag and obstructing the frontage of the Lekki toll gate which was the venue of the 2020 #EndSARS protests in Lagos, Nigeria. The artwork reflects the resilience of the youth who swarmed around the toll gate to demand an end to police brutality. The Sorosoke caption in the work is the slogan of the movement; a Yoruba word roughly translated to mean Speak Out (Against all forms of injustice).