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See Mr. Macaroni first tweet after his release

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4 years ago

February 14, 2021

See Mr. Macaroni first tweet after his unlawful arrest by the Nigerian police for during the #OccupyLekkiTollGate Protest.

The Hausa man is my brother, so is the Igbo man and The Yoruba man. We are all one. The Government and the Government alone is responsible for any insecurity in Nigeria and it is their duty to protect all Nigerians. I plead for peace.
We will come back to my matter later. ✊🏿
— DeboMacaroni (@mrmacaronii) February 13, 2021

Mr Macaroni and the other protesters were arrested on Saturday for protesting at the Lekki toll gate where he demanded that justice be served to the victims of the October 20 2020 #EndSARS protest allegedly shot at the toll plaza.

Many civil rights organisation including Amnesty International have demanded the release of Mr Macaroni and the other detained protesters.

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project had also threatened to pursue legal actions if the arrested protesters are not immediately and unconditionally released.