Loatsad Promomedia Limited has said that it switched off the billboard at the Lekki Toll gate on Tuesday in obedience to the curfew announced by the Lagos state government.

The company disclosed this in a statement issued on its Instagram page on Wednesday, hours after soldiers shot at protesters at the toll gate, which had served as one of the venues of the #ENDSARS protesters in the state.

The media company, owned by Seyi Tinubu, a son of former governor of the state and national leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu, had been accused of deliberately switching off the billboard so that the soldiers could use the cover of the dark to carry out extra-judicial killings of protesters.

However, the company denied the allegation in the statement, stating that it supported the #ENDSARS movement and had no prior knowledge of the attack on protesters.

“On Tuesday when the curfew was announced we heeded the governor’s warnings and didn’t want our staff in any danger, hence by 3pm our staff had been ordered to leave the site and the board was switched off based on the governor’s curfew request.

“We had no idea what was going to happen and we feel the same anguish, pain and shock at the events that unfolded and our hearts and prayers go out to the victims and families of this ungodly act

“We believe in this movement and that it was the start of the change our generation needed to move our country forward and we will continue to support the youths of this great nation,” the company noted in the statement.

READ THE FULL STATEMENT BELOW

When we started in 2014, we had a plan to change the perception of African start-ups in the global space. We believed as Africans, we could create something great and we set out with a N4m loan from a bank and we started trading, going from door to door begging for work and relentlessly grew the business employing and empowering over 200 Nigerians today directly or indirectly.

We have supported many upcoming businesses, artists, people in need as giving back to our community has always been our passion (all this can be verified).

All of our achievements thus far have come the from hard work, sweat and determination of our work force and everything Loatsad has been doing has been open, all taxes are remitted and payments to agencies and regulatory bodies have been timely, so we can be proud to say we are contributing the growth of the industry and Nation.

When the “EndSars” and “say no to police brutality” protests started from day one we wholly supported the movement and used all our platforms to promote the messages (I believe the promoters can verify this information) as we believed in the cause.

On Tuesday when the curfew was announced we heeded the governors warnings and didn’t want our staff in any danger, hence by 3pm our staff had been ordered to leave the site and the board was switched off based on the governors curfew request.

We had no idea what was going to happen and we feel the same anguish, pain and shock at the events that unfolded and our hearts and prayers go out to the victims and families of this ungodly act.

We believe in this movement and that it was the start of the change our generation needed to move our country forward and we will continue to support the youths of this great nation.

#endsars #endsarsbrutality #endsarsnow

We had no idea what was going to happen and we feel the same anguish, pain and shock at the events that unfolded and our hearts and prayers go out to the victims and families of this ungodly act.

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See what concerns curfew and switching light off?

You are laying the lie on too thick

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You wicked Supporters of this satanic administration because of your belly. May your life be ruled like Buhari is ruling Nigeria. You will get your reward even if it's in the next life. You can't escape it!

Revolution is now!

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Dotherightthing:
It's only the truth that sets Ffree...
Until the truth is put out we will continue in Ccircles..

Everything ends at the Lleader table..

These are the Qquestion begging for Aanswer!!!

Who Oordered the Rremoval of the CCTV Cameras at the Ggate?

Who Oordered the Llights at the Ggates to be Sswitched off?

These were the Ffoundation of the Wwhole Sshooting ! If these things were not tampered with there will be no stories as the truth will be out there for all.

Mr. Seyi has said he took orders from the Ggovernor to switch off the lights!
So Iit's likely the Ssame Oorder was followed for the Ccameras..

Your Eexcellency, Governor Sanwolu and the LASG at large.
You are a Ggentleman who I respect! Together with your Ddeputy, Mr Hamzat.
You both began Eexcellently in handling the Pprotest, but I must be truthful to you. You and and your Ddeputy are to be Hheld Rresponsible for the Eevil that happened at the toll gate.
LASG Ffailed its youths ..

I Kknow Ppersonally, you are not one who will want to hurt the youths, but that is why you have a pool of advisers who should have guided on what to do and what not to do..

I Aadmonish you to Hhumble yourself,Ccome out openly and apologize to Lagosians on what happened at lLekki toll gate.

The issue of life is not what should be toiled with! I see arguments and Ccounter arguments here and there.

We can hide facts or exaggerate facts! But there is a GOD who knows and Ssaw Eexactly what happened! We all will give account to Him.

Luke 12:5 Should be our Gguide to Ffear God
But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear: Fear him, which after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear him.

DarkJeddi:
So they switched off the Billboard and carted away the CCTV and they didn't have any idea of what was about to happen?
Cock and Bull..