Burna Boy has released an memorial to unarmed protesters who were “allegedly” murdered by the Nigerian Military at Lekki Toll Gate on the 20th of October 2020.
The song titled 20:10:20 narrates the event which occurred during the peak of the #EndSars Protest, where the Nigerian Military shot sporadically at peaceful protesters. The military initially denied the act but other facts about the event are beginning to emerge.
Burna Boy’s 20:10:10 documents the #LekkiMassacre and at the same time reveals the singer’s personal pain captured in the lyrics: “…Water oh Water runaway my eyes…” Burna goes on to invoke the spirit of the dead in the words: “Make all the dead body disturb you for your dreams” .
Listen to Burna’s 20:10:20 Below:
