How a police unit established to combat armed robbery became synonymous with unlawful killings, torture and extortion.
![A demonstrator protests against Nigeria's Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) in Lagos on October 17 [Temilade Adelaja/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/RTX830UR.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)

How a police unit established to combat armed robbery became synonymous with unlawful killings, torture and extortion.
![A demonstrator protests against Nigeria's Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) in Lagos on October 17 [Temilade Adelaja/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/RTX830UR.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
A Chinese-backed railway was supposed to reinvigorate communities along its route, but residents have mixed feelings.
