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#OccupyLekkiTollgate: Tension As Security Forces Storm Lekki Tollgate

Barely 24 hours to the set date for the proposed #OccupyTollgate protest, security forces in their numbers, have stormed the Lekki Tollgate axis.

A reaction to the Lagos Panel of Inquiry’s recommendation to reopen the Tollgate, Nigerian youths showed their displeasure on social media, which birthed the #OccupyLekkiTollgate trend scheduled for February 13.

The Federal Government, Lagos State government, and the police force have warned against any protest, saying that breakdown of law and order would not be tolerated.

To make good their warnings, men of the Nigerian army, police, and other security outfit have occupied the proposed protest grounds on Friday evening.

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According to sources, security forces are so watertight to the extent that loitering or short stopovers are not allowed.

EKO HOT BLOG recalls the first #EndSARS protest reached a climax on October 20, 2020, when men of the Nigerian army clashed with protesters at the Lekki Tollgate, resulting in shootings, injuries, and some casualties.

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