Tuesday, *20th October 2020*, a day that will stand the test of time in Nigeria's macabre hall of infamy.

On this day, thousands of unsuspecting Nigerian youths gathered at the Lekki Toll gate, in the country's economic hub of Lagos, to exercise their *inalienable right of civil disobedience*, denouncing police brutality and systemic corruption in what was initially a demonstration against *SARS, a special anti robbery squad in the Nigerian police force, notorious for extra judicial killings and political intimidations.*

The protest tagged *#EndSARS*, reached it's tragic apogee on this black Tuesday night, as the Nigerian government ordered masked military men to gun down innocent patriotic youths singing the national anthem and displaying the Nigerian flag.

Consequently pandemonium ensued, eliciting widespread condemnation from foreign leaders and media, as well as the unsurprising *denial by Nigerian government officials* of their shameful complicity in the maleficent affair.

The #EndSARS movement chiefly emphasised the unity of purpose of Nigerian youths in a country bedevilled by ethnic bickering and tribal sentiments, it further goes to show that the youths are *sacrosanct to the developmental affairs of any nation* and *that their voices can never be subdued.*

Summarily, I suggest that in honour of the EndSARS movement, a *foundation* must be set up *to combat youth restiveness, illicit drug use and political thuggery,* as by tackling these vices, we put a stop to the use of Nigerian youths as political foot soldiers by desperate politicians.

Once again, *"Soro Soke"* to all Nigerian youths.
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Author:- Mbakwe Elvis SMS: +2348031500681 Copyright: *Lumen Publishers (LP)*

Very funny set of people.

There was a massacre at Lekki but nothing as such in Izombe, Imo state.

Hypocrites everywhere

helinues:
Very funny set of people.

There was a massacre at Lekki but nothing as such in Izombe, Imo state.

Hypocrites everywhere

the protest really pepper this nairaland zomb...

As far as Im concerned, the only good thong that came out of ENDSARS is that it made some Nigerians to become aware that unlawful killing by the Nigerian security forces is bad

Before this time, those Nigerians would have looked the other way when unarmed innocent Biafran or Shiite protesters were being masacared by the security forces

But it took being on the recieving end at Lekki toll gate for them to know that injustice should never be condoned, no matter who it is happening to