Nigerian Comedian, Dapo Adebayo, popularly known as Mr. Macaroni, and other #EndSARS protesters spent the night outside the Lagos State House of Assembly on Thursday, despite the cold weather and mosquitoes for company.
Across the country, Nigerians have been seen protesting against the brutality and extortion of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, and the hashtag EndSARS has also been trending on all social media platforms.
Celebrities like Falz, Runtown, McLively, Tiwa Savage, BBN stars Elozonam, Prince others staged a protest yesterday against SARS as to sought out the attention of the Lagos State Governor but he was not available to receive them.
Other celebrities took to their social media accounts to support the protest. Macaroni and other protesters took the responsibility of updating Nigerians from the Lagos House of Assembly with several tweets and videos.
Before midnight, one of the protesters in a tweet revealed that the lights surrounding the Assembly were switched off in an effort to disperse them but they were determined as they set up tents and they endured the mosquito bites and the harsh weather.
“We spent the night in front of the Lagos House to pass across a loud message! We are still here!!! Please join us now!! The message is loud and clear; We are Tired!!!! Now is the time for the youths of this nation to rise and secure whatever is left of our future or else there will be nothing left for us and our unborn children. We cannot continue to hope and pray for things to become better. We must stand up and claim our future! If we do not, the suffering, brutality, and deaths have only just started!!! E go red!!!
Wake Up, my brothers and sisters!!!! #AlutaContinua.”