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#OccupyLekkiTollGate: Police Officials Forced To Push Van Conveying Arrested Protesters
Police Arrest Protesters At Lekki Tollgate
Those arrested were thereafter whisked into a police van stationed at the protest ground.
There was a mild drama at the Lekki tollgate axis of Lagos State on Saturday when a van conveying arrested #OccupyLekkiTollGate protesters refused to start.
Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command had stormed the protest venue and arrested several protesters including Mr Macaroni, a Nigerian comedian.
Police Arrest Protesters At Lekki Tollgate
Those arrested were thereafter whisked into a police van stationed at the protest ground.
But drama started when the van refused to start when security operatives were to convey them to the police station.
Officials of the Lekki Concession Company (LCC) were forced to push the van which still malfunctioned.
The arrested persons were moved into another vehicle.
Saturday’s protest comes after the judicial panel constituted by the Lagos state government to probe police brutality and human rights abuses approved the reopening of the tollgate which has been shut since #EndSARS protesters were forcefully dispersed by soldiers on October 20, 2020.
Also emerging report indicates that arrested protesters in Lekki Tollgate are being tortured in detention room.
They include; Kehinde Ogunbayo, Jeffrey Olonta, Kehinde Aghedo Stephen, Juwon Sanyaolu, Ayoyinka Oni, and Damilare Adenola Michael.
According to a source: ”I just confirmed from my sources at Adeniji Adele Police Station that arrested protesters and activists are currently being severely tortured by officers of the Nigeria Police @PoliceNG. They’ve also seized their phones. We need quick intervention,” a source said.
The Poice in Lagos State earlier also arrested Activist and Comedian, Debo Adebayo, also known as Mr Macaroni, and other protesters at the ongoing #OccupyLekkiTollGate protest on Saturday.
Some of the protesters were nabbed on Saturday, attacked and harassed by the Policemen.