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Lekki Tollgate: Lagos CP Lied, Arrested Protesters Are To Be Charged To Court, Says Sowore
By Daniel Dafe, Abraka
Publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore, has said that a statement credited to the Commissioner of Police,
Hakeem Odumosu, that he has ordered the arrested #OccupyLekkiTollgate protesters to be released is false.
Sowore’s tweet on Saturday evening said: “Contrary to the lie by
@PoliceNG
Lagos Commissioner, Odumosu, the Lagos state governor,
@jidesanwoolu
has directed
@mrmacaronii
and several others being tortured & dehumanized to be arraigned before a kangaroo mobile court.”
He added that their lawyers led by Femi Falana SAN has sent representatives to secure the release of the 35 protesters said to be in police detention.
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The protesters had condemned the reopening of the Lekki Tollgate where it is alleged that some #EndSars protesters were murdered by security operatives.
Reports said those arrested will be charged for constituting public nuisance and breaking COVID-19 protocols.