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On Thursday, Nigerians will gather at the Lekki Tollgate in Lagos State to commemorate the Lekki Massacre and #EndSARS demonstrations’ second anniversary.
Over the course of two weeks in October 2020, thousands of young people organized and marched through the nation’s major cities as part of the #EndSARS movement, demanding an end to decades of police brutality and other forms of injustice.
The purpose of the anniversary is to honor the memory of the unarmed civilians who were killed by state agents at the Lekki Tollgate on October 20, 2020, while they were sitting on the ground singing the national anthem and waving the national flag.
Public leaders have disclosed that, despite the shrinking public space for protests under President Muhammadu Buhari, the second commemoration will mostly take place at the Lekki Tollgate in Lagos and other places across the nation as residents congregate.
Debo Adedayo, a thespian and social justice campaigner better known by his stage as Mr. Macaroni, announced via Twitter that he would be taking part in the walk in remembrance of victims who had been beaten by police.
“Peaceful march tomorrow in memory of all victims of police brutality and the #EndSars campaign. He tweeted, “We no go fit ever forget!!!!
Folarin Falana “Falz,” a rapper and singer, also tweeted that he would be participating in the walk to “honor fallen heroes from the #LekkiMassacre #EndSARS.”
The memorial procession is planned to include both walking and driving through the tollgate accompanied by horn blowing, solidarity songs, and chants from the participants, according to information on the E-flyer given by the couple.
Residents are encouraged to go to the location at any time of the day to pay their respects to the deceased, even though the ceremony is scheduled to take place from 8am to 11am.
