The minister said till date, amnesty international and cnn have not been able to prove the allegation of massacre at the toll gate during the . Something is seemingly romantic about the date. The evening has since come to be known as the "lekki massacre". On the night of 20 october 2020, at about 6:50 p.m., members of the nigerian army opened fire on peaceful end sars protesters at the lekki toll gate in . Against the tides of various reports by local and international bodies on the shooting of protesters at the lekki tollgate on october 20, .