The Lekki Concession Company (LCC) reopened operations at the Lekki Tollgate on Friday, April 1, 2022, almost two years after the #EndSARS protest.
Heavily armed security operatives were said to be sighted at the Lekki Tollgate on Friday.
LCC chairman, Yomi Omomuwasan, announced that the firm would begin toll collection at the tollgate on April 16.
He said, “Following months of engagement with key stakeholders within the Eti-Osa /Lekki-Epe area, Lekki Concession Company Limited (LCC) hereby officially announces the formal return to tolling operations on Friday, April 1, 2022, at the Ikoyi Link Bridge Toll Plaza. However, toll payment will not commence until April 16, 2022.”
On Thursday, the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Abiodun Alabi, had warned residents against protesting at the toll plaza as the tollgate reopens.
Recall that Nigerian youths embarked on a nationwide protest against police brutality, extortion and extrajudicial killings of the now-defunct police unit Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS).
However, the peaceful protests were halted on October 20, 2020, when soldiers drafted to the tollgate opened fire on the unarmed protesters.