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BD Insider, Letter 83: Africa’s investment destination, Zero to Scale

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BD Insider, Letter 83: Africa’s investment destination, Zero to Scale

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Tomorrow will make it a year since many Nigerians were killed at the Lekki tollgate for protesting against police brutality. The average Nigerian was shocked by what happened and many are still nursing that grief.  

Talents in Nigeria’s tech ecosystem are some of the victims of this brutality. In 2019, tech leaders launched #StopRobbingUs campaign to protest the common practice where Nigerian police officers stop young people with laptops and unlawfully arrest, attack or, in extreme circumstances, kidnap them, forcing them to withdraw funds from their bank accounts in order to regain their freedom.

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Last updated: January 27, 2025

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