<p><a href="https://www.okayafrica.com/endsars-nigeria-protests-breaking-down-how-you-can-help-sarsmustend/" target="_blank"><strong><em>READ: Breaking Down Nigeria's #EndSARS Protests and How You Can Help</em></strong></a></p><p>The news of heavy fire at Lekki Toll Gate comes shortly after the State Governor, <strong>Babajide Sanwo-Olu</strong>, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/oct/20/nigeria-protests-lead-to-24-hour-lagos-curfew" target="_blank">abruptly declared a 24-hour curfew in Lagos</a>. Sanwo-Olu justified the enforcement of the curfew saying that the protests have "degenerated into a monster threatening the wellbeing of our society" and adding that "criminals and miscreants are now hiding under the umbrella of these protests to unleash mayhem on our state".</p><div id="8c19a" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="6877913acdc1251ba4f18f8b2e0455f1"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1318579867647094793" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">I’m so angry at this. How do you announce a 24hr curfew at 11:49am in a state like Lagos with it’s peculiar gridloc… https://t.co/hYHNboLXsY</div> — Moe (@Moe)<a href="https://twitter.com/Mochievous/statuses/1318579867647094793">1603208913.0</a></blockquote></div><p>Protesters on the ground have continued to share footage of what is currently taking place at Lekki Toll Gate on social media. Earlier videos reportedly showed unknown men removing what appear to be CCTV cameras from the region shortly before the shooting commenced. <br></p><div id="68c15" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="ba62c6b15d8b1881859754e47d0e92a6"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1318589517838909442" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">They're removing Camera's at Lekki Toll Gate?! 😰😰 Damn, Please if you're there, Leave Now. Life No Get Season 2. Be… https://t.co/vf1LZ7E2qj</div> — Ŧ€GΔ™❤️ #EnDSARS (@Ŧ€GΔ™❤️ #EnDSARS)<a href="https://twitter.com/Tegadeyforyou/statuses/1318589517838909442">1603211213.0</a></blockquote></div><p>Prominent Nigerian artist <strong>DJ Switch</strong>, who at the time was at the protests, went live on Instagram while she and other protesters were attempting to remove a bullet from the leg of an individual who had been shot. Another gruesome image has also surfaced on social media showing a protestor who is bleeding profusely while the Nigerian flag is being used to abate the bleeding. </p><p><div class="dfp_atf-slot" data-not-loaded="true"></div><script type="text/javascript">
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</script></p><p>Neither President <strong>Muhammadu Buhari </strong>nor the Inspector General, <strong>Mohammed Adamu</strong>, have responded to the events at Lekki Toll Gate as yet. Additionally, both the <strong>United Nations</strong> and the <strong>African Union</strong> have not released any statements condemning the recent violence against protesters.</p><p>Below are a number of the images and videos currently on social media. Many have called the shooting a "humanitarian crisis" and "genocide" and called on the world to amplify the human rights violations taking place in Nigeria. </p><p>Please be advised that some of the posts may contain sensitive depictions which may be upsetting.</p><div id="40196" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="8b0021185540c6c1ce846fd5ce53cf1d"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1318657315185328140" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">What a #blacktuesday in Nigeria as the people meant to protect us open fire at lekki unarmed protesters.
The youths… https://t.co/98M49eqplh</div> — UNWANA UDOH (@UNWANA UDOH)<a href="https://twitter.com/Wizzybright_2/statuses/1318657315185328140">1603227378.0</a></blockquote></div><p><br></p><p><br></p><div id="46821" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="c52c1fbb442aa75e7d4c062669286e6b"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1318658323558838274" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">What did we do to deserve this? We only asked for good governance and for you to #EndSARS and… https://t.co/r33suIXeH5</div> — Bella Shmurda (@Bella Shmurda)<a href="https://twitter.com/fineboybella/statuses/1318658323558838274">1603227618.0</a></blockquote></div><p><br></p><div id="c31e7" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="0028dab382cf151c4ab49b782b3fb3f3"><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-version="4" style=" background:#FFF; border:0;
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