Hundreds of protesters gathered in the Mushin Local Government Area of Lagos to continue the second wave of protests that began on the 5th against SARS, after the first wave which ended soon after the Lekki Toll Gate Massacre on the 20th of October. Demonstrators did not clash with police, and occupied the main road to Ikeja for hours before dispersing.
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Hundreds to thousands of demonstrators marched in Lagos at the Tejuosho Area of Yaba, in what many call a 2nd wave of #EndSARS protests. Many mothers of victims of the Lekki Toll Gate Massacre participated in the demonstration, condemning a lack of action by the government in finding the perpetrators.
Protesters in Nigeria destroyed and looted the residences of Gershom Bassey in Calabar, and Teslim Kolawole Folarin's in Ibadan. Dozens of motorbikes were found in Folarin's house, and lots of hoarded resources were found in Bassey's, eagerly taken by deprived residents of their cities.
Nigerian diaspora activists and their allies took to the streets across the world, from Russia to New Zealand. They demanded the end of arms sales to Nigeria, as well as the end of police brutality in the country as well. Thousands were in attendance in multiple areas, raising a big show that had never been seen before outside of Nigeria.
Protesters in Enugu torched their local seat of government, hours before a military lockdown was enforced on the state. No protesters were killed, although many were injured while breaking through police lines. Protesters in Enugu torched their local seat of government, hours before a military lockdown was enforced on the state. No protesters were killed, although many were injured while […]
Protesters in Onitsha, south of Abuja in Nigeria, blockaded the city's gates and burned down its police station on the 21st in protest against the Lekki Toll Gate massacre and its fallout across the country.
Multiple protests occurred in solidarity with Nigeria and the End SARS/SWAT movement, in Houston, Portland, and Toronto. Attendance ranged from a dozen people to more than a thousand during the protests.
The Nigerian state has begun a campaign of violence and massacres across the country, with SWAT and the military opening fire on protesters, murdering more than a dozen on the Lekki Toll Gate. There are also rumors that the government will shut down the internet, therefore beheading the ability of social media campaigning that the protesters currently have.
SARS, SWAT, the police, and the military all over Nigeria began a campaign of brutality against protesters on the 19th, killing several all across the country and allowing pro-SARS militants to roam free and brutalize demonstrators. Anonymous' attacks continue to ramp up, despite being overshadowed by the attacks on protesters.
#EndSARS protests took place all around the world as people from other countries declared solidarity with the Revolution Now movement in Nigeria. Anonymous continued its ramped-up cyberattacks on Nigerian government websites, leaking the login for NISLT and taking down the national mortgage bank website.
#RevolutionNow protests in Nigeria continued throughout the 17th, and grew drastically. From a small movement that had hundreds of protesters, thousands of demonstrators marched through Lagos, Ibadan, Abuja, and other cities. Protesters also attacked the motorcade of a governor whose police forces had killed several unarmed and peaceful protesters.
Protesters took to the streets for the entire day across Nigeria, but remained after nightfall for a vigil in honor of those killed by SARS before and during the current protests. Demonstrators venerated at least 20 names this night, including many who were killed recently by live bullets during protests. Anonymous also participated, taking down the Central Bank website.