Prof Yemi Osinbajo, the Vice-President of Nigeria, has shown his displeasure over the shootings and killings of #ENDSARS protesters demanding an end to police brutality and bad governance in the country at the Lekki Toll Gate on Tuesday, 20 October, 2020.
He disclosed this in a series of tweets on Wednesday 21 October, 2020.
The Vice President, who claimed he had spoken to some of the victims in the hospital, expressed those who suffered casualties or death as a result of the shootings would get commensurate justice from the law.
Osinbajo said, “My heart goes out to all the victims of the Lekki shootings, and also the policemen and all other men and women who lost their lives in the past few days in different parts of Lagos and other states.
“I spoke to some of those in hospital. The pain of these terrible events is palpable in our towns and cities, and some losses are irreplaceable, but we can and will get justice for all of them.
“I stand with Lagos and all other affected states in these trying times.
“We pray we will never see a repeat of these tragedies in Jesus name. God bless you all.”
The aftermath of the shooting of the #ENDSARS protesters resulted to extensive destruction of public and private properties as well as loss of lives as hoodlums clashed with security operatives.
Despite a curfew, peaceful protesters had gathered despite a curfew imposed to end spiralling protests over police brutality and deep-rooted social grievances at Lekki toll gate before they were shot on Tuesday.
At least 12 people were killed by the Nigerian army and police in two locations in Alausa and Lekki toll gate on Tuesday, Amnesty International said.
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu had announced an indefinite curfew from Tuesday afternoon, claiming that criminals had hijacked the wave of demonstrations that erupted two weeks ago across the country.
The Inspector-General of Police also ordered anti-riot units to be deployed around the country.
The President, l Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), was yet to directly address Tuesday’s incident of the shooting of the #ENDSARS protesters but in a statement on the protests, the presidency said he had appealed for “understanding and calm across the country”
Other news about the#ENDSARS protest: https://www.naija.fm/naija-news/chaos-in-lagos-as-lekki-shooting-continues/
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