The Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church, Pastor Eunoch Adeboye and former US president Bill Clinton are some of the people that condemned the shooting of peaceful #ENDSARS protesters by soldiers in Lagos on Tuesday.
The Ooni in a tweet on Tuesday said, “The sad event that happened yesterday at the Lekki Toll gate in Lagos where armed soldiers were alleged to have killed unarmed young protesters is highly disheartening, regrettable and condemnable.
“Our political leadership must immediately investigate the circumstances that led to the avoidable confrontation and consequent loss of lives with a view to swiftly fishing out the unlawful attackers who must be made to face the full wrath of the law.
“Our children are on the streets with the spirit of patriotism because they believe in the future of Nigeria and that our system is flexible enough to adapt to changes for better performance.
“We need to manage the process of listening to them and working with them to jointly arrive at the new Nigeria of our collective dreams.”
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Similarly, Pastor Adeboye said, “I condemn in the strongest possible terms, attacks launched by the Nigerian military on unarmed young people, who have been peacefully protesting police brutality over the last 12 days as #EndSARS protests
“I am confounded that prior to the sad events at the #LekkiTollGate, the Nigerian Police failed to arrest the weapon-bearing hoodlums who were attacking the well-organised and non-violent #EndSARS protesters.
“The condemnable actions of the military risks driving the agitations of the young people underground, thereby making the situation unmanageable.
“I call on the Federal Government to thoroughly investigate the tragic events at Lekki and other parts of the country, give justice to all victims even as it engages the EndSARS protesters to reach a common agreement to end police brutality.
“I am also appealing to the Youths to allow peace reign & stop any form of action that would give the Military any other form of excuse to attack. May the peace of God come upon our nation, now more than ever in JESUS name (Amen)”
In his own tweet, Bill Clinton said, “I am deeply concerned over reports of violence in Lagos and urge the Nigerian government to engage in peaceful dialogue with the ENDSARS protesters for reform and an end to corruption.”
The sad event that happened yesterday at the Lekki Toll gate in Lagos where armed soldiers were alleged to have killed unarmed young protesters is highly disheartening, regrettable and condemnable.
— Ooni Enitan Ogunwusi (@OoniAdimulaIfe) October 21, 2020
https://twitter.com/PastorEAAdeboye/status/1318931332614000644
I am deeply concerned over reports of violence in Lagos and urge the Nigerian government to engage in peaceful dialogue with the #EndSARS protestors for police reform and an end to corruption.
— Bill Clinton (@BillClinton) October 21, 2020
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