Despite the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Hakeem Odumosu’s promise on Saturday that it is the fundamental right of every Nigerian to protest, provided the protesters do not constitute any nuisance, the reverse was the case at the Lekki axis of Lagos Wednesday, as protesters were manhandled and arrested by policemen for no just cause.
The protesters, who were marking the one year anniversary of the EndSARS protest at the Lekki area of Lagos State, were having a tug-of-war with policemen, as the youths who were pleading their innocence were being brutalised by policemen.
However, it was calm in Fagba area of Agege, where a face-off between the Yoruba and Hausa-Fulani community led to arson and killings last year.
Also, calm reigned in Ojodu-Berger area and Alausa, which was the second venue of the protest last year.
This is as many business centres were under lock and key, although people have been moving and going about their duties without molestation.
