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#EndSARS – Another protest looms as Nigerians kick against Lagos panel decision
Nigerians are threatening to embark on another protest following the weekend judgement of the Lagos Judicial panel to allow Lekki Concession Company to regain possession and reopen the Lekki tollgate.
The Lekki Toll Gate had been closed since soldiers allegedly shot at unarmed and peaceful EndSARS protesters against police brutality at the site on October 20, 2020.
The shootings generated suspicion that the LCC was a party to the event that happened that night, as the LCC had claimed that the Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) was not functional at the time of the shootings.
However, the panel at its last sitting on Saturday voted (5 against 4) in favour of the reopening the toll gate.
The ruling has since generated outrage on social media, as some say it is a sign that the panel would not grant justice to the case before it.
To make their voices heard, some Nigerians have announced plans to stage a protest at the tollgate on Saturday, February 13.
The planned protest with the hashtag #OccupyLekkiTollgate has since trended number 1 on Twitter.
Social media was influential in the October #EndSARS protests against police brutality. And it has been used to keep the demands of the protests since it was disrupted.
