Security Operatives Occupy Lekki Toll Gate, Fire Gunshots, Tear Gas

Armed security operatives their morning, occupied the Lekki Toll Gate ahead of the planned memorial of the October 2020 shooting by the Nigerian military.

The security operatives are reported to be firing teargas at youths having a walk-through at the Lekki Toll Gate in commemoration of the #Endsars protest.

The drive/walk-through procession was announced by entertainer, Folarin Falana aka Falz the Bahd guy, and Instagram skit maker, Debo Adedayo on their social media handles on Wednesday, October 19.

In the flyers shared by both influencers, the procession will mirror the first anniversary, where citizens drove, and walked through the tollgate to remember the victims.

Part of the banner reads, “#EndSARS Memorial 2.0 procession. In memory of those who were killed on October 20, 2022, and those we have lost to police brutality, we will walk and drive through the toll gate, blast horns, sing and chat in unison through the toll gate, and wave our flags.”

However, by Thursday, security operatives took over the Lekki tollgate and were seen firing teargas at protesters this morning.

Reactions:

Oluwaprecious “Tbh, this government have got no atom of shame. See the amount of security at Lekki toll gate this morning you’ll think we are about to fight war. But they won’t show up when the real issues arise. What a pity.”

@Juliet__aa: What is this heavy police and security personnel presence at the Lekki toll gate this morning abegg ?”

Ibrahim Danasebe Yakub: “How are the security operatives at the Lekki Toll Gate be harassing journalists at the toll…. How????”

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