The police on Thursday shot teargas at the Lekki Tollgate in Lagos, as a memorial procession to mark the second anniversary of the #EndSARS shooting at the location held.
POLITICS NIGERIA reports that Nigerians assembled at the Lekki Tollgate to remember the second anniversary of the #EndSARS protests and Lekki Massacre.
Thousands of young people organised and marched through major cities throughout the country over two weeks of the #EndSARS in October 2020, calling for an end to decades of police brutality and other forms of injustice.
Participants say the #EndSARS anniversary is to preserve the memory of the unarmed civilians who were murdered by state agents on October 20, 2020, at the Lekki Tollgate.
Actor, Adebowale Adedayo, popularly known as Mr Macaroni and singer, Folarin Falana aka Falz were present as the #EndSARSmemorial procession started at the Lekki tollgate on Thursday.
Watch the video of police teargassing demonstrators here.
