Demonstrators marking the fourth anniversary of the #EndSARS protests against police brutality and extrajudicial killings at the Lekki Toll Gate have accused the police of brutalising them during the memorial procession on Sunday.
A handful of protesters had gathered at the Lekki Toll Gate, a spot now synonymous with anti-government rallies in Lagos State, to honour the memories of those who lost their lives during the October 2020 rallies but met stiff resistance from the police.
“We are protesters who wanted to mark the anniversary of #EndSARS but were apprehended by a group of policemen under the leadership of the commissioner of police,” one of the protesters said in a video posted on X by human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong.
“I am right here speaking to you from a Black Maria brutalised and beaten by the police, my glasses were taken away from my eyes by a police officer without any provocation.
“We are asking today when it has become illegal to protest in this country”, one of the arrested Protesters said the viral video. T
