Mr Macaroni Arrested Over #OccupyLekkiTollGate Protest
Popular Nigerian comedian, Mr Macaroni, has been arrested by operatives of the Lagos state police command over the ongoing #OccupyLekkiTollGate protest.
The comedian whose real name is Debo Adebayo, had joined other protesters at the tollgate; to protest against the reopening of the Lekki toll gate following the shooting of EndSars protesters on October 20, 2020.
He took to his Instagram page on Saturday morning to stream a live video of his arrest.
“I’m being arrested. I’m being arrested ooo Nigerians you can see,”Mr Macaroni said.
“So they are collecting our phones right now. We are not fighting them.”
Last week, Lagos state commissioner of police, Hakeem Odumosu; had issued a stern warning to various groups planning to embark on protests at the Lekki Toll Plaza on Feb. 13.
“Permit me to state in clear terms that organising any protest in furtherance of the recent violent and destructive #EndSARS protest will be counterproductive to the ongoing series of inquiries. And investigations into many cases related to the #EndSARS violence and the present security situation of the state,” he had said.
“The Lagos state, its people and the Nigerian nation at large are still groaning (in pains) for the aftermath of the last #EndSARS violence that left many lives and properties lost. It is therefore not reasonable to allow same to repeat itself in the state.”
