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Nigeria: Govt Mobilises Security Agents to Thwart Fresh Lekki Tollgate Protest
This Day, 12 February 2021
The federal government yesterday squared up to organisers of a fresh protest at Lekki Tollgate, the epicentre of last October #EndSARS protests, with a warning that they should… Read more »
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Nigeria: #EndSARS Protest Won't Be Tolerated Again - Govt
Leadership, 12 February 2021
Ahead of a planned protest by #ENDSARS proponent on February 13 at the Lekki toll gate, the federal government yesterday warned that such protest will not be tolerated. Read more »
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Nigeria: Lagos Police Beef Up Security Ahead of Another #EndSARS Protest
Daily Trust, 9 February 2021
Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, Hakeem Odumosu, on Monday ordered Area Commanders and their respective Divisional Police Officers (DPOs) to tighten security in their… Read more »
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Nigeria: Again, Nigerians Plan #OccupyLekkiTollGate
Premium Times, 8 February 2021
The tollgate has not been operational since October 20 when armed soldiers opened fire at peaceful protesters gathered at the toll plaza. Read more »
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Nigeria: Violence Looms As Youth Plan #DefendLagos Rally to Counter #OccupyLekkiTollGate
Premium Times, 9 February 2021
The plan to #OccupyLekkiTollGate came barely a day after the controversial ruling of the Lagos Judicial Panel of Inquiry to reopen the Lekki Tollgate. Read more »
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Nigeria: #EndSARS - Panel Orders Police to Produce Missing Suspect Feb 24
Premium Times, 8 February 2021
Victim's family tells #EndSARS panel that he has not been seen since the police arrested him in May 2018. Read more »
Plans for More Protests at Nigeria's Lekki Tollgate
Hundreds of Nigerian youth have taken to social media to speak against the handover of Lekki tollgate - where Nigerian forces opened fire on unarmed protesters in October 2020 - to its owners Lekki Concession Company. The tollgate has not been operational since October 20, when armed soldiers opened fire on peaceful protesters who gathered to protest against rampant brutality, murder, and corruption by the police's Special Anti-Robbery Unit. This #EndSARS protests culminated in the shootings, for which the army is still denying the use of live ammunition. The hashtag #OccupyLekkiTollGate has been trending to highlight protesters' grievances and to demand justice for those who died.
InFocus
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Amnesty International has accused Nigerian authorities of a cover up in the Lekki Toll Gate deaths, that occurred during the #EndSARS protests on October 20, 2020. In a ... Read more »
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The Nigerian army has said allegations that soldiers has fired into a crowd of #EndSARS protesters at the Lekki tollgate, was "fake news". This follows several news reports showing ... Read more »
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CNN stands by its investigation, a spokesperson said in a statement reported by the network. Read more »
A protester stands atop a police structure in Ikeja, capital of Lagos state, during #EndSARS demonstrations on October 11, 2020. Ayodeji Adegoroye (@ayodeji_dodo)/Twitter
