RE-FOCUS ON DOCUMENTATION USES OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ILLUSTRATIONS AS MEDIUM OF COMMUNICATION, ENDSARS, LAGOS

Abstract

The EndSars saga was birthed by a group of Nigerian youths both local and international who were protesting against the brutality of the youths by a Police Unit known as the "Special Anti-Robbery Squad" (SARS). They felt that the youths were into various types of crimes in society using their phones and laptops. When sight any youth either in the car or walking on the road, there was endless interrogation, arrests and shootings. These youths were previously molested on different occasions by the police to protect the collective interest of the youths, they came together, and a hash tag was created known as #ENDSARS# in protest of this police brutality. This went viral through social media using typographical illustration designs and other means that sent strong messages in Nigeria and abroad, such as #Endsars#, "Sorosoke," "Buhari has been a bad boy" etc. This paper seeks to review these typographical illustrations that were used during the protest. Different works that were used during this protest were collated and analysed by the researcher. It was discovered that aside from registering their grievances on this brutality, economic, social, aesthetical, and creative prowess were all unleashed. This message of dissatisfaction spread all over the world because of the massive use of social media platforms. It was recommended amongst others that youths should use more of these typographical illustrations to express their points