The Lagos State Police Command has released all demonstrators arrested during the #EndSARS commemoration at the Lekki Toll Gate on Sunday.
This was confirmed by the Command’s spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin through his X handle (formerly Twitter), it noted that the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Olarenwaju Ishola personally supervised the release process.
Human rights lawyer Inibehe Effiong also confirmed the release, stating that all 22 activists arrested during the commemoration have been freed, and their confiscated items returned.
Effiong commended the discussions with the Commissioner of Police, which facilitated the swift release.
The demonstrators had gathered to mark the fourth anniversary of the October 20, 2020 Lekki Toll Gate shooting, during which peaceful protesters were killed amid the EndSARS protests against police brutality.
They arrived with banners and placards, demanding the implementation of reports submitted by various judicial panels of inquiry.
Earlier, Amnesty International condemned the arrest of the protesters, criticising the police for using tear gas and detaining individuals peacefully commemorating the victims of the 2020 Lekki Toll Gate massacre.