The Nigeria Police on Wednesday tear-gassed the protesters who are commemorating the #EndSARS first anniversary at Lekki tollgate in Lagos.
The protesters including celebrities were participating in a car processing amid the presence of armed security operatives
The anniversary was organized to mark the one-year anniversary of the #EndSARS protests that led to the disbandment of the Special Anti-robbery Squad (SARS) of the Nigeria Police.
As early as 8am, the youths were in different cars and buses blaring horn as they drove through the toll plaza.
Speaking to Journalists shortly after, the Lagos commissioner of police, Hakkem Odumosu said the protesters told him they were going to end the demonstration by 10am.
ODumosa said any protest beyond the agreed time is constituting a nuisance.
“Between 8am and 10am, anything after 10 am is a nuisance,” Odumosu said.
“I discussed with them and they said they will end the protest by 10 o’clock. Any other person doing it now… that’s nuisance…. that have guns, the ones with machete, hammer, are they protesters or miscreants?
“The protesters are free; they have done their thing and left. Any other person remaining are the miscreants, hoodlums that want to capitalise on that to attack innocent people and start robbing people. We will not allow that.”
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