Online mobilisation quickly transformed into organised street protests. Nigerian rapper Falz announced he would join a peaceful protest at the Lekki toll gate in Lagos on October 8, 2020, while Runtown also encouraged participation online. Their tweets became some of the earliest high profile calls that pushed the movement beyond social media. Protest grounds later evolved into coordinated spaces with volunteer medics, food distribution, legal aid and fundraising systems organised largely by young Nigerians using Twitter and other digital platforms.
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Online mobilisation quickly transformed into organised street protests. Nigerian rapper Falz announced he would join a peaceful protest at the Lekki toll gate in Lagos on October 8, 2020, while Runtown also encouraged participation online. Their tweets became some of the earliest high profile calls that pushed the movement beyond social media. Protest grounds later evolved into coordinated spaces with volunteer medics, food distribution, legal aid and fundraising systems organised largely by young Nigerians using Twitter and other digital platforms.