Some activists have announced plans to gather at Lekki tollgate, Lagos on Thursday from 8 am — 11 am to commemorate the second anniversary of the 2020 #EndSARS nationwide protests.
Daily Report gathered that several groups have mobilized via social media platforms for a car procession to commemorate the Lekki Tollgate incident.
The car procession according to organisers will involve walking and driving through the Tollgate, blasting horns, singing, and chanting in unison, and waving of flags.
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Popular #EndSARS activist, Rinu Oduala shared the flier on her Twitter page with the caption “#EndSARSMemorial”.
However, those who will be participating have been warned not to include political material at the venue of the procession.
The flier read:
“Citizens are encouraged to visit the Tollgate throughout the day to pay their last respects to the dead in their own way.”
Lekki tollgate was the epicentre of the #EndSARS protests in Lagos on October 20, 2021.
The #EndSARS protest was a public outcry for an end to police brutality, extrajudicial killings, extortion, and abuse of power, especially by officers of the defunct Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS).
