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Hamilton shows support for Nigerian demonstrators 

In the wake of the headline-grabbing feat of becoming Formula 1's most successful driver in terms of victories, it should be noted that before he accomplished the feat on Sunday afternoon, Lewis Hamilton donned a T-shirt protesting against police violence in Nigeria for a pre-race television interview at the Portuguese Grand Prix on Sunday. Nigerians have been demonstrating for weeks against a police unit, the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), which rights groups have for years accused of extortion, harassment, torture and murders. 'I've got to show this,' Hamilton, Formula 1's only Black driver, told Sky Sports television as he revealed a green T-shirt with #EndSARS written on it at the...
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