News reaching us confirms protesters injured at the Lekki tollgate in Lagos on Tuesday evening have been rushed to the Reddington and Lagoon hospitals in the area.
A staff of the hospital confirmed that no dead casualty was brought to the hospitals but many injured victims were currently being treated at both health facilities.
“They are many. I can’t count my fingers around them. We are currently treating them,” the official who wished to remain anonymous said
According to reports, Many hospitals in the vicinity were said to have been treating wounded protesters for free since the attack.
The #EndSARS protesters have been protesting against police brutality and extrajudicial killings at the Lekki tollgate for over a week.
Chaos was unleashed when security operatives consisting of policemen and soldiers, in a bid to disperse #EndSARS protesters, reportedly opened fire on the unarmed youths at the Lekki tollgate around 7pm.
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