Video: Police fired tear gas at #EndSARSMemorial2 procession in Lekki

Nigeria police authorities have deployed at least 20 vehicles and many personnel to Lekki Toll Gate ahead of the walk/drive-by memorial scheduled for Thursday.

Nigerian youths have planned to host a second memorial of the #EndSARS protests on Thursday at Lekki Toll Gate in Lagos State.

A flier shared by a popular musician, Folarin Falana aka Falz the Bahd guy, on his Instagram page revealed this on Wednesday.

The banner read in part, “#EndSARS Memorial 2.0 procession. In memory of those killed on October 20, 2022 and those we lost to police brutality, we will walk and drive through the toll gate, blast horns, sing and chat in unison through the toll gate, and wave our flags.”

Similarly, comedian and social justice activist Debo Adedayo, aka Mr. Macaroni, also tweeted that he would be participating in the event to honour the memory of those killed by police brutality.

“Peaceful walk tomorrow in honour of all #EndSars and police brutality victims. We no go fit ever forget!!!!” he tweeted.

#EndSARSMemorial2:Demonstrators walk with coffins,to commemorate the second anniversary of the killings, which took place at the Lekki toll gate during the End SARS protests.

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— NewsWireNGR (@NewsWireNGR) October 20, 2022

Police At Lekki Toll Gate Ahead Of #EndSARS Memorial Procession

Some Police vehicles are seen on the ground at the Lekki Toll Gate early Thursday morning.

A drive/walk through procession is scheduled to hold to commemorate the second anniversary of the

The police on Thursday fired tear gas at the Lekki Tollgate, as a memorial procession to mark the second anniversary of the shooting at the location held.

Cowards @policeng! This is what you know how to do best?

Teargas us but you won’t stop us from remembering the people you killed!

We will still come out every time to show that people didn’t die in vain!#EndSARSMemorial2 pic.twitter.com/QrfEgJjsqo

— Rinu Oduala ?? (@SavvyRinu) October 20, 2022

On the night of 20 October 2020, at about 6:50 p.m., members of the Nigerian Army opened fire on unarmed End SARSprotesters at the Lekki toll gate in Lagos State, Nigeria.

 Amnesty International stated that at least 12 protesters were killed during the shooting. A day after the incident, on 21 October, the governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-olu, initially denied reports of any loss of lives, but later admitted in an interview with a CNN journalist that “only two persons were killed”.

The Nigerian Army initially denied involvement in the shooting, but later stated that it had deployed soldiers to the toll gate on the orders of the governor of Lagos State.

A month after the shooting, following a CNN documentary on the shooting, the Nigerian Army admitted to the Lagos Judiciary panel of inquiry into the shooting that it had deployed its personnel to the toll gate with both live and blank bullets.