Protesters marking the fourth anniversary of #EndSARS have been arrested by men of the Lagos state police command.
The protesters had gathered at the Lekki tollgate area for a memorial rally to commemorate the nationwide #EndSARS protests of 2020. While approaching the tollgate, they were resisted by armed police officers, who warned against rallying at the location. The armed police officers subsequently shot teargas canisters to disperse the protesters.
Some moments later, another group of activists arrived at the tollgate for their #EndSARS memorial walk.
The police officers stationed at the tollgate, arrested about 20 of them, including Taiwo Soweto, one of the leaders of the #EndBadGovernance movement.
The arrested protesters were the locked inside a police van.
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