Some youths on Tuesday continued their #EndSARS protests at Alausa and Lekki toll gate in Lagos State despite the curfew imposed on the state.
Apart from the curfew imposed by the Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the Lagos State Police Command also banned protests in the state.
A few hours after the curfew took effect, the youths continued to agitate for their demands peacefully.
Though policemen and soldiers were deployed in the venue of the protest at Alausa, they did not use force on the protesters.
Some of the protesters guarded the vehicles of the policemen to prevent them from being attacked by hoodlums.
When the military personnel got to the venue of the protest, the youths formed a ‘guard of honour’ to welcome them and later rode on their vehicle as a form of solidarity.
Also, the protesters failed to vacate the Lekki toll gate.
Instead, they sat on the floor as a symbol that they were not ready to vacate the venue of the protest.
Earlier, the Lagos State Police Command had banned protests in the state.
This was contained in a press statement by the Lagos Police Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, on Tuesday.
The police ban came a few hours after the Lagos State Government imposed a 24-hour curfew on the state, starting from 4 pm.
Before the declaration of the curfew, at least two police stations were burnt in Lagos State by hoodlums.