Youths had converged on the Lekki tollgate early in the morning to mark the first anniversary of #EndSARS in the country.
Earlier, operatives of the Lagos State Police Command arrested two protesters.
One of those arrested claimed to be a journalist while the other was seen carrying a placard.
About 30 police trucks and armed personnel are currently at the tollgate to enforce a ban on protests issued by the police command.
The #EndSARS protests which were held in October 2020 were against the activities of the now-disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad, a unit of the Nigeria Police Force which was accused of police brutality.
The epicentre of the protests was the Lekki tollgate in Lagos where many youths gathered day and night to air their grievances against police brutality and bad governance.
They were dispersed from the location by gun-wielding soldiers on October 20, 2020, an action which led to loss of lives, but both the army and the government have refused to take responsibility for it.
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