#ENDSARS FLAG BOY
Unbelievable as the popular #endsars flag boy is still carrying out his own peaceful protest after a month and eight days of the Lekki shooting.
#Endsars was a hashtag on Twitter that trended and attracted the world on the brutality carried out by a unit in the Nigeria police force in October 2020. The protest was peaceful for 14 days until it was hijacked.
Before the hijack, young youths were seen across the control matching and chanting to end the unit brutality across the country. It was so peaceful that protesters donate for their own welfare, donate to help less privilege they met on the way, donate for medication, food and whatever help is needed during this period.
However, after the government announced it has heed to the demand of the people and disbanded SARS, on October 20, 2020, peaceful protesters gathered at the Lekki toll gate were shot at by the Nigeria Military which many has claimed to be a massacre despite the military denying it.
The popular CNN made an investigation on the shooting that has also justify the claim by many that truly there was a massacre. However, the government and the military consistently denied it.
During these protest, the flag boy has been seen carrying the Nigeria flag in hot spots that has caught the attention of many. This has also made many tag him a brave youth.
After threats has been issue by the government to do same as they did on the Lekki shooting if such situations arises again, the flag boy has been seen for over four days still walking the streets of Lagos carrying the #Soro #Soke hashtag and blood stains on the Nigeria flag. With his Twitter handle, @theflagboii, we were able to get some information about him.
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The flag boy is so passionate on ending the brutality and bad governance in Nigeria check out some of his tweets.
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