By Ikugbadi Oluwasegun

The Nigeria Police Force has arrested over 18 activists who assembled at the lekki Toll gate on Sunday to honor victims of the massacre at the Lekki toll gate in Lagos during the #EndSARS protest in 2020.

The leader of #EndBadGovernanceinNigeria protest in Lagos, Hassan Taiwo Soweto, Remilekun Orunsolu, Olamide Thomas, Micheal Adedeji, Adeseye Eshe, Olamilekan Sanusi and other activists were arrested and locked up inside the black maria.

The arrest was also confirmed in a post on X by Omoyele Sowore, the leader of Take it Back Movement, he said, “The @PoliceNG has arrested over 18 peaceful protesters at #LekkiMassacreRemembrance at #LekkiTollGate they subjected them serious beating and torture while being temporarily detained in their Black Maria at the toll gate subsequently they’ve moved them to the notorious SCIID station at Panti in the Yaba area of Lagos.”