ENDSARS: Protest resumes, Police, Soldiers storms Lekki Toll gate again

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Claims of alleged killings at Lekki tollgate not verified ― US Report

As the ENDSARS protest resumes nationwide for what is said to be the Phase 2, Nigeria Army, Nigeria Police has stormed the Lekki Toll gate again.

it appears to be an attempt to forestall another round of #EndSARS protests, armed policemen and soldiers have been deployed in the Lekki toll plaza, Lagos.

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Several motorists said that the security operatives were deployed around midnight.

The Police Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, did not respond to calls on Monday morning.

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However, both the military and the police authorities had warned several times last week that they would not allow another round of protests to take place.

The #EndSARS protests, which took place in October, were hijacked by hoodlums leading to the destruction of properties and loss of lives.

The demonstrations also turned bloody in Lagos on October 20, 2020, when men in military uniform opened fire on young protesters at the Lekki toll plaza, an epicentre of the protests in Lagos.

Thousands of prisoners were also set free during the riots that followed

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