#EndSARS Memorial: Lagos Police Begins Show Of Force [PHOTO]

The Lagos State Police Command has begun a show of force ahead of EndSARS memorial protests in the state.

AllNews Nigeria reports that the show of force is to send signals to those planning to stage EndSARS memorial protests on Wednesday, October 20, 2021. 

The activists behind the planned protests have stated that they will be having a car procession in honour of those believed to have lost their lives during the #EndSARS protests of October 2020.

Police Show Of Force ahead of October EndSARS Memorial in LagosThe car procession will drive through the Lekki tollgate in Lagos which was the epicentre of the protests last year.

ICYM: About The EndSARS protests 

The #EndSARS protests were against the activities of the now-disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), a unit of the Nigeria Police Force which was accused of police brutality.

The epicentre of the protests was the Lekki tollgate in Lagos where many youths gathered day and night to air their grievances against police brutality and bad governance.

They were dispersed from the location by gun-wielding soldiers on October 20, 2020, an action which some quarters believe led to the loss of lives.

Police Show Of Force ahead of October EndSARS Memorial in LagosThis was followed by the destruction of private and public properties by hoodlums in Lagos, an incident that informed the latest warning issued by the police in the state.

To warn against a repeat of what was witnessed in the state last year, the operatives of the state police command patrolled the streets in armoured tanks and other police vehicles.