Former lawmaker, Senator Shehu Sani has condemned the shooting of #EndSARS protesters at the Lekki Toll Gate in Lagos by soldiers.
A team of armed soldiers had stormed the Lekki Toll Gate on Tuesday evening– where a series of protests had held peacefully – and fired live bullets at a crowd of youths there.
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Reacting to the development, the former lawmaker in a series of tweets described the use of force against peaceful protesters as a desecration of Nigeria’s democracy and sacrilege against the constitution.
The use of force against peaceful protesters is a reprehensible act,a desecration of our democracy and a sacrilege against our constitution.#EndSARS #EndBadGoveranceInNigeria
— Senator Shehu Sani (@ShehuSani) October 20, 2020
In another post, he expressed that Lekki will be known as a paradise drenched in the blood of protesters.
Lekki will be known in history as a paradise drenched in the blood of protesters. #EndSARS #Lekki #EndBadGoveranceInNigeria
— Senator Shehu Sani (@ShehuSani) October 20, 2020
They recognized the right to protest,they promised to reform the police and they are killing protesters#EndPoliceBrutalityinNigeraNOW #EndSARS #LekkitollgateMassacre
— Senator Shehu Sani (@ShehuSani) October 21, 2020