Monday, June 16, 2025

Lekki Tollgate

October 20, 2024
Lagos Police/Lekki Toll gate/The protesters
January 5, 2024

Sanwo-Olu uses soldiers for dirty jobs but disgraces them in public: Officer

“When you want to do your dirty job, you will call soldiers.”

Lekki Massacre, Sanwo Olu and Army officer
October 28, 2023

Docile Nigerians choose suicide rather than drive out corrupt politicians, certificate forgers: Amaechi

The former transport minister’s cryptic charge comes amid the certificate forgery scandal of President Bola Tinubu.

Rotimi Amaechi and Bola Tinubu
October 20, 2023

Protesters storm Lekki Tollgate for EndSARS memorial

The peaceful walk, led by skit maker Adebowale Adebayo, also known as Mr Macaroni, witnessed heavy security presence.

#EndSARS protest used to illustrate the story
June 16, 2023

Nnamdi Kanu supported #EndSARS; releasing him is encouraging criminality: Asari Dokubo

The protests were destabilised as state sponsored thugs unleashed mayhem on protesters under supervision of the Nigerian police.

Asari Dokubo and Nnamdi Kanu
March 26, 2023

EndSARS: Sanwo-Olu pays court-awarded N5 million damages to Lagos Uber driver

Mr Adedotun Clement was assaulted on October 20, 2021, by officials of the Lagos State Neighborhood Safety Agency and police officers at the Lekki Tollgate.

Adedotun Clement
March 8, 2023

I’ve learnt my lessons from #EndSARS, Sanwo-Olu says

The governor said the lessons of #EndSARS are not lost on him and he would have reacted differently to the shootings.

A composite of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and #EndSARS protesters used to illustrate this story
October 20, 2022

My heart still shattered for those murdered at Lekki Tollgate: Atiku 

Mr Atiku, in a Twitter thread on Thursday, restated his position on the killing of peaceful protesters by the Nigeria Army and their police counterparts during the #EndSARS protests.

Atiku Abubakar (Credit: AA)
October 20, 2022

#EndSARS Memorial: Falz, Macaroni lead coffin, flower-bearing protesters amid police clampdown

The protesters marched few meters aways from the Lekki Tollgate on Thursday, while carrying coffins, flowers and waving Nigeria’s flag.

October 20, 2022

Police tear-gas #EndSARS protesters at Lekki Tollgate

Police have fired tear gas to disperse #EndSARS protesters demonstrating at the Lekki Tollgate to mark the second anniversary of the nationwide movement.