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Nigerian Army. On the night of 20 October 2020, at about 6:50 p.m., members of the Nigerian Army opened fire on unarmed End SARS protesters at the Lekki toll gate in Lagos State, Nigeria. [2] Amnesty International stated that at least 12 protesters were killed during the shooting. [3] A day after the incident, on 21 October, the governor of ...
The protest took place mostly in Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt among others. [citation needed] Nigerian protests by state Delta State. On Saturday, 10 October 2020, the #EndSARS protest started from the Ekiugbo section of Ughelli, Delta State, went through the Ughelli Market, Ughelli Area Command and Isoko Road. The protests led to traffic ...
Authorities in Nigeria's Lagos state were planning a mass burial for 103 people linked to anti-police protests more than two years ago, where demonstrators accused soldiers of killing protesters ...
In October 2020, thousands of Nigerians staged nationwide protests to kick against the abuses of the now-disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad, or SARS. In the economic hub of Lagos, security ...
The 2021 EndSARS memorial protest was a protest carried out by Nigerians and End SARS activist to mark the one year anniversary of the Lekki toll gate shooting which took place on 20 October, 2020. [1] [2] [3]
The protests are against police brutality meted out by a now-defunct specialised police unit known as the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). A memorial protest was held on 20 October 2021 to mark the first anniversary of the October 2020 Lekki toll gate shooting. Protesters at the endSARS protest in Lagos, Nigeria 92 - cropped
Lagos ( / ˈleɪɡɒs / LAY-goss; [10] [11] also US: / ˈlɑːɡoʊs / LAH-gohss; [11] [12] Yoruba: Èkó) or Lagos City is the most populous city in Nigeria, with an estimated population of 21 million [13] [14] [15] in 2015. Lagos is the most populous urban area in Africa. [16] Lagos was the national capital of Nigeria until December 1991 ...
20 October - Lekki massacre in the #Endsars protest, armed security personnel use live bullets to disperse crowd in Lekki leading to casualties and fatalities. Lagos State's governor declares a 24 hours curfew in the state. 30 October – NaijaHacks, Africa's largest Hackathon, holds NaijaHacks from home 2020 Hackathon.