On Friday, October 20, Mr. Macaroni, a well-known Nigerian comedian and actor, and his followers organized a calm march to mark the third anniversary of the #EndSARS protest.
The 30-year-old comedian revealed this in an Instagram post on Thursday, October 19, in which he also revealed that the peaceful march would honor those who had died during the demonstration on October 20 at the Lekki toll gate in Lagos.
According to The Nation, young people demonstrated in the streets to protest police violence, extrajudicial killings, extortion, and power abuse, particularly by members of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), which has since been disbanded.
SARS was disbanded by the Nigerian federal government as a result of the peacefully initiated protest.
On October 20, however, Nigerian Army officers opened fire on the demonstrators, killing a number of them and wounded many more. This put an end to the demonstration.
Speaking on the anniversary, Mr Macaroni wrote:
“3 Years now!!! We will Never Forget!!!#EndSars!!!!We will be walking peacefully to honour all those who lost their lives on 20/10/2020!!! We also walk for all those who have lost their lives as a result of police brutality in Nigeria!!! We walk in peace!!! We will never forget!”