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African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore has reiterated calls for the arrest and prosecution of individuals responsible for the shootings at the Lekki Toll Gate during the 2020 EndSARS protests.
In a statement posted on X to mark the sixth anniversary of the October 20 incident, Sowore questioned why victims and their families have yet to receive justice.“Where are the killers? Who ordered the shootings at LekkiTollGate? Who has been prosecuted? Why are the victims still waiting for justice?” Sowore wrote.
The activist called for comprehensive investigations into the roles played by high-ranking officials, including Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, as well as military and police commanders on duty during the event.
He also urged authorities to investigate long-standing claims regarding the removal of surveillance cameras at the toll plaza prior to the incident.
Sowore noted that the EndSARS movement extended beyond calls to disband the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, framing it as a broader public protest against systemic police brutality, extortion, and extrajudicial killings.
He pledged that if elected president in 2027, his administration would reopen the investigation, establish the full chain of command, and prosecute anyone found culpable regardless of their political connections or official status.
THE #EndSARS AT SIX: SIX YEARS OF BLOOD, LIES AND IMPUNITY! #SOWORE2027 GOVERNMENT WILL FISH OUT THE KILLERS BEHIND THE LEKKI TOLL GATE MASSACRE!
On October 4, 2020, I declared: “We are going to have a massive nationwide action for #EndSARS who is on board?”
Nigerian youths rose against @PoliceNG brutality, torture, extortion, and extrajudicial killings. On October 20, 2020, the Nigerian state, through its military, @HQNigerianArmy, responded to peaceful protesters with bullets in what became known as the #lekkitollgatemassacre !
Six years later, WHERE ARE THE KILLERS? WHO ORDERED THE SHOOTINGS AT #LekkiTollGate? WHO HAS BEEN PROSECUTED? WHY ARE THE VICTIMS STILL WAITING FOR JUSTICE?
Why are we not back on the streets demanding the arrest and prosecution of Lagos Governor @jidesanwoolu, the colonels, generals, the police and military commanders involved in the Lekki operation?
Why are we not demanding a full investigation into the role played by @officialABAT and members of his family who reportedly removed the camera from Lekki Toll gate to prepare the venue for the massacre? Why have those responsible for the actions of the security forces under @MBuhari's regime not been brought to justice?
WHY IS EVERYWHERE EERILY QUIET WHEN THE BLOOD SHED AT LEKKI TOLL GATE STILL CRIES OUT FOR JUSTICE?
The politicians who presided over that bloody repression may want Nigerians to forget. WE WILL NEVER FORGET!
#EndSARS was never merely about disbanding #SARS. It was a revolt against a system that brutalizes the poor, shields the powerful, and treats Nigerian lives as disposable.
NO JUSTICE! NO CLOSURE! NO FORGIVENESS FOR IMPUNITY!
We remember the fallen. We stand with the survivors.
Under a #Sowore2027 administration, we will reopen the investigations into the Lekki Toll Gate killings, uncover the full chain of command, identify those who ordered, authorized, and carried out unlawful killings, and ensure that everyone found culpable faces justice, regardless of rank, political connections, or position. #EndSARSMemorial
— Omoyele Sowore (@sowore) October 20, 2026
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