- Mr Macaroni spoke in Lagos on Friday while leading a peace walk to remember the third anniversary of the Lekki shooting, the tragic incident that halted the EndSARS protest
- He called on all those concerned to grant the unconditional release of all protesters that are still in prison, reminding them that it’s been three years but nothing has been done
Following the #EndSARS protests that rocked the nation in October 2020, where Nigerian youths demanded an end to police brutality and the disbandment of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), Popular Nigerian comedian, Mr Macaroni, joins the chorus of voices calling for the release of detained EndSARS protesters.
In an impassioned plea On Friday, Mr. Macaroni led a peace march in Lagos to commemorate the third anniversary of the Lekki shooting, the unfortunate incident that put a halt to the #EndSARS protests.
Mr Macaroni raised awareness about the unjust detainment of the protesters, rallying for their immediate release and urging the Nigerian government to set them free.
He said :
“The peace walk is to honour all those that lost their lives on October 20, 2020. We’ve done that. We want to walk back but the police don’t want us to walk back.
We don’t want to give them a reason or an excuse to fire at us. We’ve been on this for three years now and we know what they are capable of doing.
“I want to use this opportunity to call for the unconditional release of all those [protesters] that are still in prisons. There are still some protesters who have been in prison since 2020. Lawyers have been on the cases, different shouts everyday but till now they are still there.
“We are using this walk to once again call on all those concerned to grant the unconditional release of all protesters that are still in prison.”