Effect of Endsars Protests on Performance of Manufacturing Firms in the Southern Nigeria Context: (A Study of 7UP Bottling Company, Enugu)

Already reeling from the coronavirus pandemic, major cities across Nigeria smoldered on 11th October in an End-SARS protests and civil unrest related to the death of Nigerian Youths. As business owners and residents yet again clean up the debris, there is growing concern that the economic damage to many of the communities where violence is taking place will persist long. The slogan calls for the disbanding of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), a notorious unit of the Nigerian Police with a long record of abuses. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of Endsars Protests on Performance of Manufacturing Firms in the Southern Nigeria Context: (A Study of 7UP Bottling Company, Enugu). The target population of the study was 396 comprising the employees of 7UP company, who joined the Protest, and sample size of 199 was obtained using popular Taro Yamani. It was a research survey and data were gathered from the primary source. Data were collected using questionnaire, while regression analysis was used to test the hypotheses. The study revealed that Unlawful detention of employees significantly has effect on Organizational performance. The study also established that Extrajudicial killings of employees significantly has effect on Organizational performance. The study also revealed that Extortion of employees significantly has effect on Organizational performance. The study recommended that Nigerian Government and world should always treat life with utmost priority by making sure that Citizens are properly protected.. The study recommended that Nigerian Government and world should always treat life with utmost priority by making sure that Citizens are properly protected from the brutality and unlawful detention. The study also recommended that Government and the world at large should make a capital punishment against extrajudicial killing of innocent employees and citizens of the country and the world at large. Keywords: Endsars protest, unlawful detentions, Extrajudicial killings, Extortions, 7up bottling company.