Soro Soke is a

political slogan Slogan, Slogans and Catchphrase, catchphrases are used by politicians, political parties, militaries, activists, and protestors to express or encourage particular beliefs or actions. List International usage * Better dead than RedAnti-communi ...

and

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that was used by

EndSARS End SARS, widely written as #EndSARS, was a decentralised social movement and series of mass protests against police brutality in Nigeria that mainly occurred in 2020. The movement's slogan called for the disbandment of the Special Anti-Robb ...

protests. Soro Soke is a Yoruba word meaning speak up.

History

The slogan was first used during the EndSARS protest.

In popular culture

In 2022, ''Sọ̀rọ̀sókè: an #EndSARS anthology'' was edited by Jumoke Verissimo and James Yeku, and ''Soro Soke: The Young Disruptors Of An African MegaCity'' was authored by Trish Lorenz and published by

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, which sparked criticism when the author claimed to have invented the word Soro Soke.

References

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