Youths set to protest against Lekki tollgate reopening

A fresh protest by Nigerian youths may soon be staged following the ruling of the Lagos State Judicial Panel allowing Lekki Concession Company to regain possession and reopen the Lekki tollgate.

Already, the youths have commenced mobilization online for the protest against the reopening of the Lekki tollgate.

The tollgate was closed following the reported shooting and killing of #EndSARS protesters by soldiers and police late last night.

The Lagos panel was divided over the ruling as five of the nine members of the panel led by Justice Doris Okuwobi (retd), voted in support of the reopening of the tollgate at the last sitting on Saturday.

But some youths appear irked by the decision of the panel and want to show their grievance through the protest at the tollgate, asking that the tollgate should remain shut until justice is served to the victims of the Lekki shooting.

The protest has been fixed for Saturday, February 13, 2021 from 7am.

Tweeting in support of the protest, Convener of #RevolutionNow, Omoyele Sowore, said the tollgate must remain shut until the perpetrators of the killings are brought to justice.

Social media influencer, Ayemojubar, who also tweeted in support of the protest, referenced a quote by Emiliano Zapata, main leader of the peasant revolution in the Mexican state of Morelos between 1910 and 1920.

Some other Nigerians have also taken to social media to express their backing for the protest.

For instance, @RYemoja said, “Those that destroy our young protesters at Lekki can’t ever appear before the panel because of conscience, history will never forget the lawless military.”

@Dannyrockie said, “We won’t surrender to evil. We won’t be muted against our rights. We won’t become cowards overnight in doing the right thing. No justice scales. No peace for the enemies. No justice, no reopening.”