BREAKING: Nigeria Police Teargas Youths at Lekki Tollgate
- Some Nigerians have claimed that men of Nigeria police shot teargas during a peaceful protest at Lekki tollgate
- Recall that the memorial rally was organised to mark the second anniversary of the #EndSARS movement
- The anniversary is to preserve the memory of the unarmed civilians who were murdered by state agents on October 20, 2020
Officers of the Nigerian Police Force have reportedly shot teargas to disperse youths commemorating the memorial of the #EndSARS protest at Lekki tollgate.
The memorial rally was organised to mark the second anniversary of the #EndSARS movement. Earlier in the day, security operatives took over the Toll Gate ahead of the procession.
The drive/walk-through procession was announced by entertainer, Folarin Falana aka Falz the Bahd guy, on his Instagram page on Wednesday.
According to a flier shared by Falz, the procession will mirror the first anniversary, where citizens drove, and walked through the tollgate to remember the victims.
Part of the banner read:
“#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.”
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According to Nigerians on Twitter, the police personnel have been used to attack them during the peaceful protest.
Below are some reactions.
@confiejiofor
"Do Nigerian police men even understand the difference between peaceful protests and riots? Why use teargas on innocent people?"
@Queenethbest
"Nigerian police force lacks training, they are bunch of zombies who only know how to use weapons that is given to them on armless citizens. They needs serious reformation."
@JNwabuez
"They will still deny this one and some stupid set of people will support them."
Heartbreaking moment Lekki massacre survivor shows his amputated leg to journalists
A Lekki massacre survivor identified as Olamide has reportedly shown his prosthetic leg to pressmen in Lagos during the second year anniversary of the attack on harmless protesters in Lagos.
The photos of Olamide was shared by Ismaeel Oladare Ogunsola on Twitter on Thursday, October 19.
The tweet which has generated huge reactions read:
"Olamide, a survivor of #Lekkimassacre showed the pressmen his prosthetic leg after losing his leg to gunshot at the tollgate."
Source: Legit.ng
