Six Years After #EndSARS, Nigeria Is Still Demanding Answers And Today’s Anniversary Takes Another Dramatic Turn!

Six Years Later, And The Wounds Of #EndSARS Are Still Far From Healed. Today, October 20, 2026, Marks Six Years Since One Of The Most Defining And Painful Moments In Nigeria’s Recent History: The Lekki Toll Gate Shootings That Shook The Nation And Drew International Attention To The Fight Against Police Brutality. What Began As A Youth-Led Movement Demanding An End To Abuses By The Now-Disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) Quickly Grew Into A Nationwide Call For Justice, Accountability And Better Governance. Thousands Of Nigerians Took To The Streets, Using Their Voices And Social Media To Demand An End To Alleged Extortion, Unlawful Arrests, Torture And Other Abuses Attributed To SARS Officers. But October 20, 2020, Changed Everything. The Events At Lekki Toll Gate, Where Soldiers Opened Fire On Protesters, Remain A Painful And Deeply Contested Chapter In Nigeria’s History. Questions Surrounding The Incident, Its Casualties And Accountability Continue To Fuel Public Debate. 🚨 And Here’s Today’s Development! The Sixth Anniversary Has Taken Another Tense Turn In Lagos. Police Reportedly Fired Tear Gas At People Gathered At Lekki Toll Gate To Honour Victims Of The Protests, Disrupting A Planned Memorial And Wreath Laying Ceremony. Among Those Present Were Politicians Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour And Funso Doherty. The Incident Has Renewed Concerns About The Right To Peaceful Assembly And Raised Fresh Questions About Why Nigerians Commemorating Victims Of Police Brutality Are Once Again Facing Confrontation With Security Operatives. Six Years Later, Has Anything Really Changed? Although SARS Was Disbanded In October 2020, Activists And Human Rights Organisations Continue To Demand Accountability For Alleged Abuses, Compensation For Victims And Comprehensive Police Reforms. The Anniversary Is Also A Reminder That The Movement Was About More Than A Hashtag. It Represented A Generation Demanding Dignity, Safety And A Country Where Citizens Could Challenge Injustice Without Fearing For Their Lives. For Many Nigerians, #EndSARS Is Not Simply A Trending Topic That Returns Every October. It Is A Painful Memory Of Lives Lost, Families Affected And Demands For Justice That Remain Unresolved. Today, We Remember. Today, We Reflect. And Today, The Questions Remain. Six Years On, The Demand For Accountability Has Not Disappeared. The Events At Lekki Toll Gate Today Have Only Brought Renewed Attention To The Very Issues That Inspired The Movement In The First Place. May The Victims Never Be Forgotten, And May The Call For Justice, Dignity And Meaningful Police Reform Never Be Silenced. Six Years Later, Nigeria Still Remembers. 🇳🇬 XOXO, Soleli💋