Lekki toll plaza shooting on Tuesday evening
It is pandemonium at Lekki toll plaza in Lagos, Nigeria as security operatives opened fire at protesters defying the 24-hour curfew imposed by the Lagos State government.
According to eyewitnesses of the Lekki toll plaza shooting, security operatives fired gunshots at protesters, resulting to a melee as thousands attempted to flee the scene.
There have reports of casualties but Nigeria Today could not confirm any figures at the time of filing this reports
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Recall that earlier in the afternoon, the authorities in Lagos imposed a 24-hour curfew.
According to Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu who announced this on Tuesday, “the protest has degenerated and turned into a monster that is threatening the well-being of our society”.
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“Lives and limbs have been lost as criminals and miscreants are now hiding under the umbrella of these protests to unleash mayhem on our state. As a government that is alive to its responsibility and has shown a commitment to the movement #ENDSARS, we will not watch and allow anarchy in our dear state.
“I, therefore, hereby impose a 24-hour curfew on all parts of the State as from 4 pm today, 20th October 2020. Nobody, except essential service providers and first responders, must be found on the streets.”
