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#EndSARSMemorial Starts With A Car Procession At Lekki Tollgate

Posted by Thandiubani on Wed 20th Oct, 2021 - tori.ng

This is despite a ban on protests in Lagos and the heavy presence of armed police personnel at the tollgate.

Nigerian youths protesting today at Lekki tollgate
 
Nigerian youths have shunned an order by the Police banning protest at the Lekki tollgate.
 
The youths have began protesting on Wednesday despite the heavy presence of armed police personnel at the tollgate.
 
The youths are currently protesting via car procession at the Lekki tollgate in Lagos in memory of the #EndSARS protests of last year.
 
The activists who turned up at the tollgate with their cars were seen waving Nigerian flags from inside the vehicles and honking the horns while singing solidarity songs.
 
Speaking to newsmen, they stated that they will continue going to and fro the tollgate as their own way of protesting.
 
Recall that the operatives of the Lagos State Police Command had earlier arrested two protesters at the Lekki tollgate where the #EndSARS Memorial Protest is scheduled to hold.
 
One of those arrested claimed to be a journalist while the other was seen carrying a placard.
 
The police had reportedly warned that anyone seen at the tollgate without an ID card will be arrested.

 



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