According to reports, people were killed and several sustained injuries from gunshots after the security cameras and street lights were put out at the scene earlier.
This is coming after a curfew was imposed by the Lagos State Government starting from 4 pm but was later moved to 9 pm.
However, the protesters were still at the venue of the protests before security operatives stormed the place and opened fire on them.
Reacting on what has now become a world news, celebrities like Omoni Oboli, Genenvieve Nnaji, M.I and more had this to say....
Omoni Oboli while reacting on twitter wrote; ''All we want is a better Nigeria. If you don’t want that, you are an enemy of Nigeria! #EndBadGoveranceInNigeria #EndSars
''They are shooting at the peaceful protesters at Lekki toll. Please help
''People are dying already!!! Peaceful and unarmed protesters at Lekki phase toll gate. Please retweet #EndSARS''
Rapper M.I wrote; ''It is today I truly understood it.. I have to be prepared to die!! They are ready to kill.. so to change them you have to be prepared to die'
#CrimesAgainstHumanity #LekkiMassacre #EndSARS''
Toke Makinwa wrote; ''Today is actually the worst, how can you turn off the light and shoot at people who are not robbing you, not stealing from you, not killing you, all they want is to stop you from killing them #EndSARS''
Genevieve Nnaji wrote: ''Killing civilians to prove your point or ours??! ! Make it make sense!!’ Failed Nigerian government!!! #EndSARS #EndPoliceBrutalityinNigeraNOW #StopKillingUs 💔💔💔
''Unarmed protesters bearing the National flag, singing the national anthem gunned down by the very people assigned to protect them. 💔. #EndSARS''
Peter Okoye wrote; ''Unarmed protesters bearing the National flag, singing the national anthem gunned down by the very people assigned to protect them. 💔. #EndSARS''
Wale Adetona wrote; ''These bastards removed the CCTV cameras, switched off the lights at Lekki Toll Gate & waited till its dark to start shooting at peaceful protesters. They forgot there is internet and Instagram live to capture their atrocities. Sanwo Olu, Tinubu, Buhari. God will punish you ALL...''
Ayo Sogunro wrote; ''Sanwoolu smiled and asked for youth representatives on #EndSARS . What a joke.
''Next time he asks for representatives for his fake panel, tell him the army shot the people we selected.''
