President Muhammadu Buhari, on Thursday night, addressed the nation following security situation in the country as a result of hoodlums hijacking the #EndSARS peaceful protests.
Many Nigerian youths were not pleased with his address as he didn’t mention the heartbreaking shooting that occurred on Tuesday night, where protesters at the Lekki toll gate were gunned down by military men.
Following Buhari’s nationwide broadcast, Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu took to his social media pages to also address Lagosians, as he mourned the lives lost and reiterated on the government’s plans to reform the Police.
He wrote in part,
“We are working to stabilise things across the state as we look to rebuild. The state team is working with the hospitals and emergency services to verify the details of everyone involved in incidents across the state.
“I understand that tempers are high but we are beginning to get a clearer picture of what led us to this point, and I want to ask us to be circumspect to avoid further losses and triggering other sentiments. Do not encourage conflict through parody and innocent but inciteful words.
“On our work to end police brutality, our panel is ready to begin work. We want to find justice and provide compensation for victims to the best of our abilities.”
In the comment section of his post, one of his followers then asked if he could help summarize what Buhari had earlier said in his speech and the governor simply replied; “I can’t”.
