Youths across the country have gathered at different venues to mark the first anniversary of the ENDSARS protest.
In the nation’s capital Abuja, protesters can be seen raising placards, and chanting songs as they gathered at Unity Fountain.
The protesters gathered with a big banner, with the inscription, ‘We never forget. 20.10.20. #EndSARS memorial.’
From Unity Fountain, they proceeded to the national assembly to continue their protest but were denied access by armed operatives of the Department of State Services, soldiers and police officers who blocked the road with their cars.
Here in Lagos, participants joined a car procession at the Lekki tollgate, the epicentre of the protests last year.
Celebrities and activists who turned up at the tollgate with their cars were seen waving Nigerian flags from inside the vehicles and honking the horns while singing solidarity songs.
This is despite a ban on protests in the state and the heavy presence of armed police officers at the tollgate.
However, a journalist was arrested by security operatives after failing to provide a means of identification.
Our correspondent, JOHN EGBOKHAN, who visited the Lekki toll plaza and spoke with some protesters, reports that a van of the state task force was seen driving off with two arrested people in it.
The Lagos State Police Command had warned against any form of protest saying it will only allow indoor and virtual events and later agreed to a vehicle procession.
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