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#EndSARSMemorial: Police Arrest Protesters, Journalist at Lekki Tollgate

  • Date of Occurrence
    October 20, 2021
  • State/Country
    Lagos, Nigeria
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Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested two protesters at the Lekki tollgate where the #EndSARS Memorial Protest is scheduled to hold in the state today.

One of those arrested claimed to be a journalist while the other was seen carrying a placard.

The police had reportedly warned that anyone seen at the tollgate without an ID card will be arrested.

The arrested journalist told newsmen that he works with LegitTV and that his phone, driver’s license, and other documents were taken away from him.

Speaking from a Lagos State Task Force van where he was kept by the police, the journalist who identified himself as Abisola stated that he lost his ID card in transit.

About 30 police trucks and armed personnel are currently at the tollgate to enforce a ban on protests issued by the police command.

A car procession in honor of those believed to have lost their lives at the tollgate when soldiers dispersed #EndSARS protesters on October 20, 2020, is scheduled to hold at the tollgate today.

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UPDATE: Lagos Policemen Whisk Away Arrested Journalist, #EndSARS Protesters To Unknown Location

Two of the police vans stationed at the Lekki Tollgate, Lagos State, wherein some protesters and a journalist were detained, have left for an undisclosed location.

A journalist with Legit NG simply identified as Abimbola was arrested on Wednesday morning alongside other protesters who were wrapped in white clothing.

The detainees however spoke to journalists while in the police vehicle.

This reportedly infuriated the officers as they drove off the van to an undisclosed location.

Two other protesters have also been arrested and both attested to having been hit by the officers while speaking with journalists.

From a video shared, Abimbola was dragged by his belt to the police van parked nearby.

He confirmed to his colleagues that he had misplaced his Identity card in transit but had his car parked somewhere around with a driver’s licence in it.

Abimbola also alleged that the officers hit him inside their van.

The police had warned that anyone coming to the Lekki tollgate must come with a form of identification.

The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, on Wednesday said the command would deploy all legitimate means to stop or neutralise the planned protests to mark #EndSARS anniversary.

Odumosu, in a statement issued by the Lagos State Police Command’s spokesman, Adekunle Ajisebutu, had said the attention of the command had been drawn to a post being circulated on the social media insinuating that the police in Lagos had agreed to allow street protests in commemoration of the one year EndSARS anniversary on 20th October, 2021.

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  • Date of Occurrence
    2021-10-20
  • State/Country
    Lagos
  • Perpetrator
    Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command
  • Source
    http://saharareporters.com/2021/10/20/update-lagos-policemen-whisk-away-arrested-journalist-endsars-protesters-unknown-location
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Lagos, Nigeria

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