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#EndSARS Anniversary: Police arrest two youths at Lekki Toll Gate

Officers of the Nigeria Police have arrested two persons during the ongoing car procession to commemorate the one year of #EndSARS protest at the Lekki tollgate in Lagos State.

The police arrested the two men on Wednesday morning amid the parade organised to mark the one-year anniversary of the #EndSARS protests.

Before his arrest, one of the two arrested young men said, “I did not do anything. They beat me, they collected my phone, they took my money; the police have not learnt their lessons.”

Shortly after they were arrested, both men were taken into a waiting truck of the Lagos State Task Force, after which the vehicle zoomed off.

While the police are stationed at the tollgate for security purposes, officials of the Lagos Neighbourhood Safety Corps (LNSC) are maintaining a free flow of traffic.

One of the protesters was arrested while talking to reporters who were at the tollgate to cover the procession. Before this, there was an altercation between some members of the press and the security officials.

Police at Lekki Toll Gate

Meanwhile, despite the warnings of the Nigerian Police Force to stop all manners of protests in memory of the #EndSARS rally in 2020, some Nigerians and activists have taken to the streets in Lagos and Abuja on Wednesday to stage protests.

The protesters appeared to have outwitted the security agencies which took positions from the early hours of Wednesday as they moved in a convoy of vehicles while holding Nigerian flags.

Among those who have shown up for the protests in Lagos include singer, Falz, Yemi Adamolekun, who is the Executive Director, Enough is Enough.

In Abuja, human rights activist, Deji Adeyanju, and others had shown up at the Unity Fountain for the rally.

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