Nigerians on social media have planned another protest to express their displeasure over the decision of the Lagos State Judicial Panel to allow Lekki Concession Company to reopen the Lekki tollgate.
The #OccupyLekkiTollGate which is another wave of protest against injustice and government’s silence over the Lekki shootings is scheduled to kick off on 13th February 2021, according to Twitter sources.
The panel of enquiry set up to look at the Lekki shooting incident on Saturday approved the reopening of the tollgate, amidst protests, following a prayer by LCC counsel that its order will allow the company to repair all damages done.
The tollgate has not been operational since October 20 when armed soldiers opened fire at peaceful protesters gathered at the toll plaza.
While five members the nine-man panel led by Doris Okuwobi voted in support of the reopening of the tollgate, four persons rejected.
The dissent notwithstanding, the panel returned the control of the tollgate to LCC. The dissenters, among other complaints, said the report of the forensic examination on the incident that took play is yet to be disclosed.
Following this decision, some Nigerians have planned a protest at the tollgate. The protest is fixed for Saturday, February 13, 2021, from 7 a.m.
Some Nigerian activists, including former presidential candidate and Sahara Reporters‘ publisher, Omoyele Sowore, have tweeted their support for the planned protest.
See tweets below:
#RevolutionNow No to #Lekkitollgate if @jidesanwoolu @followlasg are desperate for toll revenue, let them toll @AsiwajuTinubu’s Bourdilon home in Ikoyi, there is plenty of traffic there , they can make a lot of revs from political jobbers trooping in & out #EndSARS #BuhariMustGo pic.twitter.com/Um8AeSfZBU
— Omoyele Sowore (@sowore) February 8, 2021
How are we so quick to re-open the #Lekkitollgate when justice have not been served to victims and relatives who lost family members during the #lekkimassaccre?
As long as there is no justice for the citizens, the government shall not know peace.#OccupyLekkiTollGate #Justice
— Princewill Aghedo (@aghedoprincewi4) February 8, 2021
