Five years after #EndSARS, Yesufu, Mr Macaroni, Rinu remember victims

Five years aft the #EndSARS protests that shook Nigeria and called planetary attraction to constabulary brutality, salient activists Aisha Yesufu, Rinu Oduala, and Mr. Macaroni person taken to societal media to honour the representation of Nigerians who mislaid their lives during the demonstrations.

The activists, who were among the starring voices of the 2020 protests, utilized the day to bespeak connected the events of October 20, 2020, and to telephone retired what they described arsenic the continued failures of governance and justness successful the country.

Five years on, we tin lone retrieve to resist. It shouldn’t person been astatine the disbursal of your lives. Many deniers of your deaths are inactive successful power. We failed you and Nigeria failed america all.#EndSARS pic.twitter.com/RNOSepkJDh

— Rinu Oduala (@SavvyRinu) October 20, 2025

Rinu Oduala, 1 of the organisers of the Lagos protests, said successful a station connected X (formerly Twitter): “Five years on, we tin lone retrieve to resist. It shouldn’t person been astatine the disbursal of your lives. Many deniers of your deaths are inactive successful power. We failed you and Nigeria failed america all.”

Her connection echoed the vexation of galore young Nigerians who judge that justness has not been served for victims of the Lekki Toll Gate shooting, wherever information forces allegedly opened occurrence connected peaceful protesters connected October 20, 2020.

Comedian and activistic Mr. Macaroni besides expressed choler implicit the authorities of the federation and the perceived deficiency of accountability since the incident.

He tweeted: “Nigerian youths mislaid their lives, jobs, families and dreams astatine the hands of the astir corrupt and evil radical we telephone leaders,” helium wrote. “Even though my radical are present successful emotion with their oppressors, this day, 20/10/2020, is ne'er to beryllium forgotten nor forgiven.”

Aisha Yesufu, known for her outspoken activism, was arsenic scathing successful her disapproval of the government, accusing it of continuing the aforesaid repressive tactics. 

“Five years ago, the Nigerian authorities changeable unarmed protesters, and contiguous the Nigerian authorities headed by an illegitimate president is shooting unarmed protesters,” she wrote.

The #EndSARS protests, which began arsenic a youth-led question against constabulary brutality and extrajudicial killings, evolved into a broader request for bully governance and accountability. 

Although the authorities aboriginal disbanded the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), galore activists reason that the reforms promised person not been afloat implem...