National leader of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has said that those who suffered casualty during the shooting at Lekki toll gate area of Lagos State has to answer some questions that would help government make informed decisions in the future.

Tinubu disclosed this on Saturday while on a visit to governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu at the Lagos House in Marina.

Speaking on the purpose of the visit, the former governor said he had sought to ascertain the role of Sanwo-Olu in the Lekki shooting that took place on Tuesday.

Tinubu questioned the reason behind the vandalism of public infrastructure and looting of private businesses that has been perpetrated by irate youths in the state for days.

The APC stalwart who spoke to journalists after the meeting with governor Sanwo-Olu said, “I came to ask him pointedly; did he order the attack, or if he didn’t order the attack, who ordered it? Was it to his knowledge that people were attacked? That was all I needed from him.”

When asked the way forward, Tinubu said since the government had already set up a judicial panel of enquiry to investigate the allegations of human right abuses by officers of the now disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad, people who suffered casualty during the gunshot Lekki incident should volunteer information to the government.

He added, “Those who suffered casualty during the gunshots need to answer some questions too; how were they there; how long were they there; what kind of characters are they? Even those we want to help, we still must extract information that would help the government to prepare in future or understand how and when to react.”

He commended the government for listening to the demands of the protesters but questioned the rationed for the protest to degenerate to violence.

He added, “Where are we getting the looting, the carnage, burning, invasion of police stations, stealing of arms and maiming the innocent (from)? It’s handshake beyond the elbow.”

Commenting on reports of him having escaped to France to evade attack, Tinubu said, “I didn’t go nowhere; I’m a Lagosian. I still hold the title of the Asiwaju of Lagos. I’m still the Jagaban. Fake news is all over the place; they said Seyi my son was kidnapped, but he’s here with me and I didn’t pay any money to bring him here.”

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