Abstract
The period of the Covid 19-driven lockdown witnessed unimaginable degree of suffering and hardship in different parts of the globe leading to protests. This study focuses on the End SARS protest and the changing nature of insecurity that emerged in Southeastern Nigeria since the protest. The researchers used key informant interviews to gather primary data while secondary data were selected too. Data analysis using frustration aggression theory revealed that the End SARS protest weakened policing and the security architecture in South eastern Nigeria, thereby giving rise to the emergence and growth of unknown gunmen, yahoo plus-driven killings, robbery, sit-at home killings etc. The researchers recommended the use of advance security gadgets like CCTV cameras in tracking the criminal hideouts in Igboland as well as multi-dimensional post conflict peace building strategies for destroyed police building as path to the management of insecurity in the South east region of Nigeria.