End SARS memorial: We were beaten, brutalised by police – Protesters cry out

Protesters who gathered at the Lekki Toll Gate to honour victims of the October 2020 rallies have narrated their ordeal at the hands of security forces.

The protesters faced stiff police resistance when they converged at the Lekki Toll Gate.

The demonstrators were marking the fourth anniversary of the #EndSARS protests against police brutality and extrajudicial killings at the Lekki Toll Gate.

They have accused the police of brutalizing them during the memorial procession on Sunday.

A handful of protesters had gathered at the Lekki Toll Gate to honor the memories of those who lost their lives during the October 2020 nationwide protest.

“We are protesters who wanted to mark the anniversary of #EndSARS but were apprehended by a group of policemen under the leadership of the commissioner of police,” one of the protesters said in a video posted on X by human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong.

“I am right here speaking to you from a Black Maria, brutalized and beaten by the police. My glasses were taken away from my eyes by a police officer without any provocation.

“We are asking today when it became illegal to protest in this country.”