Nigerians React As Bullets Hit #EndSars Protesters In Lekki

There have been outcries in the streets of social media after #EndSars protesters at the Lekki tollgate, Lagos came under heavy gunfire.

AllNews earlier reported that the state governor,  Babajide Sanwo-Olu announced a 24-hour curfew, due to perceived violence.

However, the protesters at Lekki toll gate remained at the protest ground,  as bullets fired by security operatives hit some persons.

Reports say at least one died, others feared dead and several injured. 

More videos from Lekki Toll Gatepic.twitter.com/Fa7FuOtOHT

— Instablog9ja (@instablog9ja) October 20, 2020

The security agents were said to have moved into Lekki at about 6:30 pm, turning off the light in the general area and cameras removed.

Upon the gunfire at the Lekki tollgate, some Nigerians have taken to the micro-blogging platform to pour out their grievances 

Below are some tweets 

People are being killed by security forces in Lekki & other parts of Lagos right NOW! I warned this would happen. Genocide & mass murder is being perpetuated against the Nigerian people by their own Govt.. Dead bodies everywhere! This madness must stop! #Buharimustgo #EndSARS pic.twitter.com/DnpBIVHWHJ

— Femi Fani-Kayode (@realFFK) October 20, 2020

This government took actual terrorists, paid them money and sent them back into the society.

Then the same government sent soldiers with brand new armoured tanks to shoot live bullets at unarmed citizens at a toll gate.

We will never forget 20/10/20.
The Lekki still Massacre.

— #OurFavEndSARSDoc ????? (@DrOlufunmilayo) October 20, 2020

This government took actual terrorists, paid them money and sent them back into the society.

Then the same government sent soldiers with brand new armoured tanks to shoot live bullets at unarmed citizens at a toll gate.

We will never forget 20/10/20.
The Lekki still Massacre.

— #OurFavEndSARSDoc ????? (@DrOlufunmilayo) October 20, 2020

Dear 2023
Nigerian government under Buhari @MBuhari and Osinbajo @ProfOsinbajo set soldiers to shoot at peaceful protesters at Lekki toll gate.
We might not be around but we want those around then to not forget.#EndSARS #EndPoliceBrutalityinNigeria

— Aisha Yesufu (@AishaYesufu) October 20, 2020

Waiting to see the first government official that will resign after this brutal massacre of peaceful protesters in Lekki. #EndSARS

— Dr. Dípò Awójídé (@OgbeniDipo) October 20, 2020

 

These are the people responsible for the lekki toll gate massacre #endsars #EndBadGoveranceInNigeria pic.twitter.com/POLgrKkhpZ

— Commissioner for Dodo and Coca-Cola #SARSMUSTEND (@Mrtybaba) October 20, 2020

History will forever be unkind to President @MBuhari. Under his watch, at the Lekki Toll Gate, Lagos, Nigerian soldiers shot live bullets at young, unarmed, innocent protesters demanding an end to police brutality.

The history books will forever remember you for this!#EndSARS

— 'Fisayo Soyombo (@fisayosoyombo) October 20, 2020

The army not only killed at Lekki. They also took the dead bodies. No mainstream media on ground covering this - only social media giving updates. It’s how the government have been killing & hiding Nigerians for years & we don’t know. Social media exposing them now. Nigeria! ?

— E (@iamOkon) October 20, 2020

They have turned off the lights in Alausa like they did on October 8th to us and in Lekki tonight before the shootings started.

#EndPoliceBrutalityinNigeraNOW

— Rinu #EndSARS?? (@SavvyRinu) October 20, 2020

Guys I’m safe. I’m fine. Forget about me. We need to get ambulances to Lekki Tollgate rn. They have block both sides of the gates with bonfire, so no one can enter or go out. Someone just died there rn cause no ambulances or access to medicals. @EndSarsResponse help!! #ENDSARS

— Samuel Otigba (@SamuelOtigba) October 20, 2020

The conscienceless, cold-blooded, state-sponsored murder of unarmed protesters in Lekki asking for an end to police brutality dramatizes, more than anything, d reason for d #EndSARS protest & why Nigerians don't believe d promises d gov't made to d protesters. Sad day for Nigeria

— Farooq Kperogi, Ph.D (@farooqkperogi) October 20, 2020