To the #EndSARS generation: From the toll gate
to the polling unit.
In October 2020 you stood up for your life and your friends’ lives. You were peaceful. You sang the anthem. You organised food, lawyers and first aid with no leader and no money. Six years later, nobody has answered for what happened at Lekki.
Young Nigerians march across the country to end police brutality by SARS.
Soldiers fire on protesters. The Lagos judicial panel listed 48 victims and called it a massacre.
No officer has been charged. Victims’ families are still waiting for justice five years on.
Twitter, where #EndSARS was organised, is blocked for 222 days.
A new generation marches against hunger. At least 24 killed by police. More than 30 children charged with treason.
Thirteen people arrested at a peaceful protest in Abuja.
To everyone who stood up in October 2020,
They thought #EndSARS was a trend. It was a generation discovering its power.
You showed that young Nigerians can organise without a godfather, feed thousands without a budget, and stay peaceful under fire. That is exactly what an election needs.
They answered your protest with bullets and your tweets with a ban. They cannot shoot a ballot. They cannot block a PVC.
On 20 October, remember. On 16 January, vote.
From everyone who has not forgotten
They answered our protest with bullets and our tweets with a ban. They cannot shoot a ballot.
Lekki, 20 October 2020. No officer charged. On 20 October we remember. On 16 January we vote.
Soro soke for road, dem shoot. Soro soke with PVC, dem go hear.
Organise it again
- The same group chatsTurn the protest groups into voter groups. Every member brings 20.
- The same logisticsYou fed thousands at the toll gate. On election day, organise water, rides and people to watch the count.
- The same disciplinePeaceful, organised, recorded. Photograph every result sheet at your polling unit.
Paste them. Post them. Print them.
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Lekki, 20 October 2020. No officer charged. We have not forgotten.
They answered our protest with bullets. We will answer them with ballots.
They blocked Twitter for 222 days. They cannot block a PVC.
In 2024 they charged children with treason for protesting hunger. Remember that on 16 January.
We fed thousands at the toll gate with no budget. We can organise 20 voters each.
They thought #EndSARS was a trend. It was a generation waking up.
From the toll gate to the polling unit.
Soro soke no finish. This time we talk with PVC.
Peaceful then. Peaceful now. Vote, stay, count, snap.
