This online panel event seeks to: identify the factors that contribute to police brutality in Nigeria; connect the dots between the current uprisings in Africa; discuss synergies and opportunities for alignment amongst Africans; and deconstruct similar global protests like Black Lives Matter and defunding the police in the US. Moderated by Ada Umenwaliri, Associate Director, UNC Africa Studies Center. Speakers include: Aisha Yesufu, Activist & co-convener Bring Back our Girls Movement; Christian Kaunert, Chair Of Policing & Security, Director Of the Intl Centre for Policing & Security, University of South Wales; Tutu Alicante, Human Rights Activist, Founder & Director EG Justice; Okey Nwanguma, Police Reform & Rule Of Law Advocate, Executive Director, Rule Of Law & Accountability Advocacy Centre; and Samuel Fury Childs Daly, Assistant Professor Of African American Studies, History & Intl Comparative Studies, Duke University.