The Lagos governor promised to investigate the Lekki shooting.

Ifeoluwa Adediran

The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has said two deaths have been confirmed from the Lekki shooting that occurred on Tuesday.

Mr Sanwo-Olu said this in an interview with Arise TV on Thursday.

He had earlier said there was no death from the Lekki shooting.

On Wednesday, however, Mr Sanwo-Olu said one death was recorded in the hospital but the state was still investigating whether it was as a result of the shooting.

“Information reaching us now is that a life was lost at Reddington Hospital due to blunt force trauma to the head. It is an unfortunate and very sad loss. This is an isolated case. We are still investigating if he was a protester,” he posted on his Twitter handle.

On Thursday, Mr Sanwo-Olu said two deaths have now been confirmed among the protesters in Lekki. It is unclear whether the patient he formerly posted about is among the confirmed deaths.


Lekki Shooting

The Lekki shooting occurred around 7 p.m. on Tuesday when soldiers opened fire on unarmed protesters who were holding a peaceful protest at Lekki toll gate.

The #EndSARS protest, a campaign against police brutality and for the reform of the police, has been holding in different states of Nigeria for more than two weeks.

The protesters at the Lekki toll gate had been protesting peacefully for about a week before Tuesday’s incident, which has been condemned locally and internationally, including by Mr Sanwo-Olu.

While the protest in some parts of the country had turned violent, mainly after security officials attacked protesters, that of Lekki remained peaceful and well organised with the protesters even clearing their garbage.

However, on Tuesday, hours after a curfew announced by Mr Sanwo-Olu on the state was to commence, soldiers opened fire to disperse the protesters.

Amnesty International estimates that 12 people died from the Lekki shooting and a similar one in Alausa, Ikeja.

Mr Sanwo-Olu has condemned the attack and said he was not involved in the deployment of the soldiers.

Speaking on the shooting on Thursday, Mr Sanwo-Olu said he has “no knowledge about the protocols of the military and how they come out of their chain of command”.

“I don’t know how the officers got it all wrong because the instruction was that police won’t be out until 10-10:30 p.m. when all citizens should have gotten to their various homes. This is totally against what we stand for.

“The army does not report to me, I have reported the matter to the highest command in the military,” he said.

The governor said the state will investigate the incident and urged residents with factual evidence on additional deaths from the Lekki shooting to submit them to a panel of inquiry he intends to set up on the shootings.

“It’s not something we are going to gloss over. A judicial panel will be set up to investigate it. I have escalated it to the highest level of the military,” he said.

https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/422446-endsars-sanwo-olu-confirms-two-deaths-from-lekki-shooting.html

Summary of the speech:
1. Do not take my quietness for weakness
2. Youths, we have heard you loud and clear. Stop protesting
3. International communities, please mind your business and face your own country
4. Mentioned list of his government's initiatives for the youths
5. Please go about your normal businesses
6. We will not tolerate any further nonsense.
NB : Its a subtle speech laden with threat.

God bless Nigeria

Ok

That's what the mischievous people have been terming massacre.

It's glaring they had pre thought/planned of all those Photoshop photos of the acclaimed Lekki protesters victims hoping they are going to use it to blackmail government.

Yoruba's, rat wey dey bite you still dey blow breeze...

Yoruba Ronu, Yoruba Soji

RIP to the deads

Fools
Even Joseph weh see famine for 7yrs no store food for Egyptians the way these guys stored covid19 palliatives.
Greedy ass.holes

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helinues:
That's what the mischievous people have been terming massacre

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At first, he said 0 life was lost
Later, he said 1 life was lost
Now, he just said 2 lives are lost.

Is Sanwo-Olu playing WHOT cards or which general market is he picking these numbers from?

Different speech from same people.
Sanwo boy,any problem?

helinues:
That's what the mischievous people have been terming massacre

Hmm
Who did this to you?
Are you human at all??
You were saying nobody die before. But now the governor himself is confirming it to you now.

Luckydubby7:

Hmm
Who did this to you?
Are you human at all??
You were saying nobody die before. But now the governor himself is confirming it to you now.

I dislike liars, shey you know...

You were saying nobody die before

Could you pls provide proofs for that??

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helinues:
That's what the mischievous people have been terming massacre.

It's glaring they had pre thought/planned of all those Photoshop photos of the acclaimed Lekki protesters victims hoping they are going to use it to blackmail government.

Yoruba's, rat wey dey bite you still dey blow breeze...

Yoruba Ronu, Yoruba Soji

RIP to the deaths

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Trash and trash

Stop bringing ethnicity colouration to this

RIP to the dead.

Islie:
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Trash and trash

Stop bringing ethnicity colouration to this

Like really?

Who are the people behind the Photoshop photos?

What was their motives?

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helinues:


Like really?

Who are the people behind the Photoshop photos?

What was their motives?

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helinues:


I dislike liars, shey you know...



Could you pls provide proofs for that??

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Those who have been looking for dead bodies now have two corpses to eat.

Hope they are fine now?

Madridguy, are two corpses enough for your pepprrsoup or do you want more?

helinues:


[s]Like really?

Who are the people behind the Photoshop photos?

What was their motives?[/s]

https://www.nairaland.com/6196629/osinbajo-promises-justice-lekki-shooting


When osinbajo released this statement.... Was he not part of the government your defending blindly

Ambode told us about the danger of a man that was once admitted in a psychiatric facility vying for governor of Lagos State.
Now everyone is witnessing first hand the confirmation of that fear.
Maybe he is not taking his anti psychotic drugs because this man clearly is not acting rationally.

Those miscreants were shouting 78

I thought nobody died?

helinues:


Like really?

Who are the people behind the Photoshop photos?

What was their motives?

Shey you were looking for dead bodies?

Your governor just confirmed you have two.

Go and finish eating them before you come back to yarn dust

Islie:


https://www.nairaland.com/6196629/osinbajo-promises-justice-lekki-shooting


When osinbajo released this statement.... Was he not part of the government your defending blindly

My heart goes out to all the victims of the Lekki shootings

Victims of shootings no confirmation of anyone's death as at that time.

and also the policemen and all other men and women who lost their lives in the past few days in different parts of Lagos & other states

.

Those who lost their lives in the past few days, still not Lekki..

Wait, why are you feeling intimidated with my innocent questions?

Awol1:


Shey you were looking for dead bodies?

Your governor just confirmed you have two.

Go and finish eating them before you come back to yarn dust

I was expecting the message you guys have been repeating lately from you as well.

Message like;

' That's how it feels'
' Yoruba's are not organised' bla bla

Breeze don blow........

helinues:
That's what the mischievous people have been terming massacre.

It's glaring they had pre thought/planned of all those Photoshop photos of the acclaimed Lekki protesters victims hoping they are going to use it to blackmail government.

Yoruba's, rat wey dey bite you still dey blow breeze...

Yoruba Ronu, Yoruba Soji

RIP to the deaths

You are needed in Fagba where Hausas are dealing with yorubas.Go there with your Yoruba ronu

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helinues:




Victims of shooting no confirmation of anyone death as at that time.

.

Those who lost their lives in the past few days, still not Lekki..

Wait, why are you feeling intimidated with my innocent questions?

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Righteousness89:
Its

hmmm

Some imbeciles have been accusing people of lying about the lekki massacre.


The President didn't even mention it. Too bad.

You better come out and say the truth, throw Buhari under the bus and compensate all victims. Release the bodies to the families and beg for forgiveness.

helinues:




Victims of shooting no confirmation of anyone death as at that time.

.

Those who lost their lives in the past few days, still not Lekki..

Wait, why are you feeling intimidated with my innocent questions?

The Governor just confirmed 2 to be dead

The amnesty international confirmed 12

So whats is your point now

may it not be well with all of them.
same Lekki massacre that they said it was a Photoshop