Protesters who converged at the Lekki tollgate, in Lagos for a procession in commemoration of the second anniversary of the EndSARS protests in the state, were yesterday dispersed by men of the Nigeria Police with tear gas canisters.
Those dispersed by the police include pro-democracy campaigner, Omowole Sowore; the leader of Takeitback Movement, Ayoyinka Oni; the Executive Director of Enough is Enough, Yomi Adamolekun, popular comic skit maker, Mr Macaroni; Falz and other protesters.
Apart from the celebrities, some victims and affected families of the EndSARS protests also participated in the procession.
The procession, however, led to traffic gridlock as motorists and other road users were stranded on the axis.
During the procession, the protesters were seen with fliers, Nigeria’s flags, and coffins chanting ‘we want justice.’
In the process, police officers fired canisters to disperse the protesters.
Earlier, Oni who addressed the procession called for full compensation of victims of the EndSARS protest, saying “justice delayed is justice denied.”
He said: “Two years down memory lane, victims of the EndSARS protests are yet to be compensated, while those arrested unjustly have not been released. It is so painful that some security personnel who carried out this injustice are all moving freely in society.
”It is worrisome that justice has not been served. In a sane society, any government, under which such dastardly acts occurred, should have resigned peacefully but the reverse is the case with Nigeria. We, hereby, demand the prosecution of all security personnel involved while all victimized persons are compensated for the human rights abuses on them.”
