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Endsars Memorial: Nigerian Police Arrest Four Protesters at Lekki Tollgate, Assault Journalists

  • Date of Occurrence
    October 20, 2022
  • State/Country
    Lagos, Nigeria
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Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command on Thursday arrested four protesters at the Lekki tollgate in Lagos.

The youths had converged on the Lekki tollgate to mark the second memorial of the #EndSARS protest in the country.

In October 2020, youths across the country took to the streets to demand an end to police brutality and extrajudicial killings by the disbanded special anti-robbery squad (SARS).

The tollgate was the epicenter of the protests. Youths who gathered day and night at the tollgate were dispersed from the location by gun-wielding soldiers on October 20, 2020, an action that led to the loss of lives.

Meanwhile, the security operatives also assaulted journalists covering the event.

One of the protesters who spoke to SaharaReporters said, "The police have arrested four people even though everything is being done peacefully here. They are using tear gas and hot water to disperse peaceful protesters. Journalists were also assaulted," he said.

 

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  • State/Country
    Lagos
  • Perpetrator
    Nigeria Police
  • Source
    https://saharareporters.com/2022/10/20/breaking-nigerian-police-arrest-four-protesters-lekki-tollgate-assault-journalists
Location
  • Lagos, Nigeria

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Region
  • South West
Rights & Freedom Violated
  • Freedom of Association & Assembly
  • Press Freedom
Gender of Victim(s)
  • Female
  • Male
Mode of Attacks
  • Disruption and Criminalization of Protests
  • Forced Disappearances, Unlawful Arrests and Detention

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