Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, has finally issued a statement on Tuesday night’s shooting at the Lekki toll plaza where soldiers allegedly killed and injured several #EndSARS protesters.
Osinbajo’s reaction came 24 hours after soldiers allegedly invaded the protest ground and shot sporadically at unarmed protesters.
The vice president say he regrets the Lekki incident and other incidents of violence in parts of the country.
He tweeted:
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 & other states.
— Prof. Yemi Osinbajo (@ProfOsinbajo) October 21, 2020
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 & all other affected states in these trying times.
— Prof. Yemi Osinbajo (@ProfOsinbajo) October 21, 2020
We pray we will never see a repeat of these tragedies in Jesus name. God bless you all.
In the Meanwhile, 24 hours after what many refer to as the Lekki Toll Gate Massacre, Nigerias await the President Muhammadu Buhari to address the nation.
In his first reaction on Wednesday, Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, had blamed the shooting incident on “forces beyond our direct control”
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