Police operatives on Tuesday dispersed participants at a memorial procession for victims of the October 2020 #EndSARS protests at the Lekki tollgate in Lagos, firing tear gas at a gathering that included two governorship candidates, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour and Funso Doherty.
Rhodes-Vivour, the governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Lagos State, and Doherty, the candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), were among residents and journalists caught up in the incident.
The Enough is Enough (EiE) movement organised the procession to commemorate the sixth anniversary of the protests, which were driven by demands to end police brutality and reform Nigeria’...
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#EndSars: Police Fire Tear Gas At Rhodes-Vivour, Funso Doherty During Memorial
Source: Leadership News
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