13 Feb Tension at Lekki Tollgate as Police arrest early protesters
Armed police officers manning the Lekki Tollgate have arrested about a dozen early protesters, who arrived the tollgate this morning.
The protest, tagged #OccupyLekkiTollgate, scheduled to begin at 7 a.m. Saturday, was against the reopening of the tollgate.
Another group of protesters, who tagged theirs #DefendLagos, had also planned to gather at the site at the same time, threatening the former group to stay away.
The police and federal the state governments had warned both groups to shelve the protests.
On Friday, armed police officers embarked on a show of force across the city, reiterating its call for protesters to stay away from the tollgate.
And on Saturday morning, dozens of armed police officers were stationed at the tollgate awaiting any protesting group.
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