A new development has seen Nigerian creator, Mr Macaroni, and other faithful Nigerians gathered at Lekki Tollgate in Lagos on Friday, to mark the third anniversary of the shootings that happened during the EndSARS protest on October 20, 2020, Photo Speaks: Celebrity Creator Spends Day commemorating the 3rd remembrance of End sars Mass**re
Do remember that he (mr Macaroni) had his phone smashed and was thrown in jail on the same faithful day by security operatives, Meanwhile, there was a heavy presence of police officers at the Lekki tollgate. Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Idowu Owohunwa and other top police officers were also in the area.
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Recall ski word reported earlier that the Lagos State Police Command warned that it will not tolerate any form of gathering at the tollgate in the Lekki area of the state.
Also due to note is that EndSARS protests, 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).
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On the said day, The protest, which started off peacefully, led to the disbandment of SARS by the federal government of Nigeria.
However The protest, turned violent as hoodlums took advantage of the situation, burnt police stations, and public facilities, and carried out attacks on officers and citizens.
The protest was brought to a halt on October 20 when officers of the Nigerian Army on the same night arrived at the lekki tool gate in pitch darkness and fired shot at the protesters, killing and injuring some of the mostly youth protesters.
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