The #EndSARS protest, according to rapper Folarin Falana, aka Falz the bahd guy, has never been a political movement.
Falz, the organiser of the #LekkiMemorial demonstration outside the tollgate, emphasised in an interview with ATERE TV that #EndSARS was unaffiliated with any political party.
The lawyer-turned-singer claimed that because the movement is solely in favour of social justice, participants were notified to attend the #EndSARS second anniversary without receiving any sort of campaign collateral.
The 31-year-old activist said he and other participants were moved to observe a peaceful walk in memory of the fallen heroes since justice hasn't yet been done for those who died during the protest against police brutality two years ago.
“We are here because justice has not been done. Those people that committed those gruesome crimes on October 2020 have not been punished. Nobody has been brought to book. Why? Because they continue to deny, let me say attempt to deny that these things happened”, he said.
When asked for his response to those who keep saying #EndSARS is a political movement and not a social justice movement, he noted; “EndSars has never been a political movement. It has never had any affiliation with any party.
“Even today we mentioned and told people not to bring any political materials because we’re not here for any campaign.”
Lekki Tollgate was the epicentre of the #EndSARS protests in Lagos.
The location had youths airing their grievances day and night until they were dispersed by soldiers on October 20.