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Bad or failed leadership from the wicked Buhari regime caused all these problems. Even during the time of Abacha, even when MKO was killed, even when Simbiat was assassinated, even when Funsho Williams was murdered in Dolphin Ikoyi, and all the other major political crisis in Lagos history, it never ever degenerated to this point, degenerated too badly that Oba of Lagos palace was desecrated by angry youths....none of these unfortunate things has ever happened before in the entire history of Lagos State. Lagos State has never ever witness civil unrest and anarchy on a large scale to this extent of public destructions before. What triggered it? They sent soldiers to shoot and kill umarmed peaceful protesters at Lekki phase 1 toll gate.

There was so much tension in the country already, mass poverty coupled with many anti-people government policies that have driven up prices of commodities and costs of living, so much Government insensitivity. People are yet to recover from COVID economic recession, you start slamming Nigerians with one tax after another, one tariff after another, fuel price up, VAT up, NEPA up, dollar up, one crazy tax after another, one crazy bill after another. The masses are already frustrated and the frustration was already at boiling point. Yet Buhari regime doesn't care, he is not bothered. Nigerians can go to hell, that's not his business.

Ok, no problem, the people still managed to continue their lives, but it got to a point they said enough is enough for police brutality, torture, maiming and extrajudicial killings. It was not exaggeration. It was reality. There were countless cases of extreme human rights violations and murders, without justice being served on the police killers and offenders. This was the main cause of the protests at the initial stages, protesters were loud, they were angry but they were civil, they were orderly and they were unarmed. It was peaceful. Protesting peacefully was their aim to voice out their displeasure and anger to government, to press for critical changes in the system, to ask for justice for the murdered and oppressed.

Buhari said he acknowledged the civic rights of the protesters to protest peacefully. Very very good. So what happened, where did the commotion come from? The peaceful protesters suddenly were getting attacked and killed by thugs and criminals, obviously hired by government to intimidate the protesters to stop protesting. Very very STUPID move. You have a spontaneous protests, across the country, with no clear leadership, that should tell you the equation is very volatile, any wrong move and things could descend into widespread anarchy and chaos.

Still despite the provocations, the peaceful protesters continue protesting peacefully until the shadow attacks from hired criminals became unbearable and they started to defend themselves. Anarchy loading, but at this stage it has not gone totally out of control yet. The government still had the opportunity to calm things down. But NO, Buhari regime had to escalate the tensions, had to spoil everything. How? Armed soldiers went to shoot unarmed peaceful protesters at Lekki yesterday night and that was when everything scattered. Why would they shoot to kill unarmed peaceful protesters that the president himself said had the rights to protest peacefully? If it was completely necessary for them to disperse the crowd, why didn't they use tear gas? Why didn't they use tasers? Why didn't they use water cannons or use batons or even pepper spray to disperse the crowd? There were so many options they had to resolve that situation without murder, without killings BUT they chose to KILL. Why? These youths are citizens for God's sake. Some of them even voted for this same Buhari to get power. Some of them even protested peacefully for Buhari's sake during GEJ govt, and yet this is how Buhari regime pays them back, with live bullets fired at them? No, it is totally wrong, condemnable, unacceptable and unjustifiable.

None of the chaos we are witnessing today across the country will have happened if the government had been more sincere and sensitive. I mean for God's sake even during military era, as brutal as they were, it never got to this point, they still had some limits they won't cross.

This is the reason why I blame Buhari regime for this, if they had shown sense, maturity and sensitivity, the whole crisis of the peaceful protests could have been managed well and turned around in their favor. For example, if I were the President and this protests crisis broke out and the youths made their demands for change, very reasonable demands. I will have addressed them, given them assurances, beyond words, I will have taken some quick actions to show my sincerity and solidarity to their cause. I will not only have ordered the IGP to disband the police units accused of gross human rights abuses and violations, I would have asked that the officers already proven to be offenders face orderly trial immediately, while further investigation continues for other offenders. If the protesters still insisted on continuing their peaceful protests, I will have allowed them to continue.

Then when the protesters claim and provide proof that they are being attacked by criminals as they are peacefully protesting, I would have deployed riot squad and other security teams to the protesting zones and areas to provide security for the peaceful protesters. All these actions will make them see and know that truly the govt is on their side and is sincere about making change, about addressing their concerns, that the govt is sensitive to their cries.

By the time they protest peacefully and roam about for maybe 2 or 3 weeks or even 1 month, their anger would be lesser and they will become more predisposed to come to the dialogue table with govt and discuss a holistic way forward together and brainstorm about the ideas that will work to make society a safer place for the youths and citizens. During those weeks they are allowed to peacefully protest with security protecting them and guaranteeing their safety, the worst that could happen is the inconveniences of traffic blockage, or obstruction by the large number of protesters on the road and streets. Alternative temporary detours can be used, and they can still appeal to them during their march to give way whenever traffic stands still. It is better people suffer traffic and hold up for peace to reign than for society to descend into mass anarchy, chaos and killings. People already experience heavy traffic from time to time, it is not a strange phenomena in our society. How many times have they shutdown major highways and roads for months in Lagos, as unbearable as the traffic was, sometimes hours and hours in heavy traffic, people still managed and all was well eventually.

That's how the situation would have been well managed, no bloodshed, no torture, no murders. At the end of the day, I will have succeeded in winning over the protesters and youths and they will respect and believe in their govt more. Problem solved!

But NO, NO, NO, they just had to choose the way of brutality and killing. It is either this Buhari regime is just too DAFT or they enjoy killing citizens.

600 years of enjoyment for you bro, you deserve a post of special Adviser

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People are dieing at Lekki toll gate, help needed ooo, let scream to foreign bodies that can help us oooooo, they are killing our people

This Abuja own don dey turn something else o

southniyikaye:
Ibadan protest don turn avanue to estort motorist.. I just right about turn and went back home...
Before I left there, I lend them my voice. Told them point blank that you can't fight against what you love.. Since you started oppressing people and extorting them, you are no different from the animals you protest against, you all are in the same gang...
These foolish boys even brought tent to the main road and started obstructing traffic by extorting motorist...

Well, I fought a good fight, I have done my beet so far.. I need to hustle to feed my family, this protest will not put food on my table but I will never stop the good fight till we achieve what we want....
God bless all true protesters

I believe the major 2 or 3 centers should be maintained, Roundabout mokola, Challenge and Iwo road, all those in town places been blocked by miscreants should be abolish, those hoodlums should be dealt with, so frustrating set of people

Which kin song e dey sing??
We don’t know him abeg, we are busy now
#Jobs4Youth
#EndBadGovernance
#BubuCanResign plzzz

#NewNigeria for us all

Monsters the system produced by itself, those hoodlums get bad weapons given to them by the so called politicians, game don backfire

omoharry:
pls this revolution of yours will come with another hashtag..let us fight for the police reform & justice for the victims & their families

You tink the protest is still all and only about police reform?
Justice fine, but people no get jobs, people dey vex, isn’t that obvious enough, you think it’s easy for someone meaningful employed and engaged to be present in protest always, meaningful youth engagement is the way to go

yoruba1914:
so they will employ all of in 2weeks?
What is the post protest plan?
We can always come back for protest again.

You must be a stranger, you have forgotten so quick the number of jobs he promised when about to be elected? If you can’t deliver then leave,
Leaders do resign, its legal bro
And what’s the 2 weeks about, his government is 2 weeks??

yoruba1914:
you think it will have over night?
They will build new hospitals,roads,water over night?
Start from small,then walk ur way up..

Starting small, same story our fathers heard since 1960, start small my foot, start small that will never come cos of greedy leaders, bet you don’t know the rate of employment in the land, maybe you typing from abroad anyways

Way to go actually but it way beyond Police reforms now, Revolution is here and it’s here, you all may need resign your post cause nothing seems working in 9ja anymore
#WeNeedEmploymentsForYouth
#BetterHealthCare
#CutInPoliticiansFATsalaries
#TotalOverHauling
#BubuCanResign plzzz

RevolutionNow
#NewNigeria
#EndSars
#Employments4Youths
#MonsterYouMade

Let Buhari go too
#NewNigeria

I don’t know the reality show though, but way to go since we all saying same thing, #RevolutionNow #EndPoliceBrutality #NewNigeria

FTC?!
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Lets settle this once and for all
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What I really think is dat, for a situation like this, the first point of contact should have been the last, what am saying in plain terms is dat I don’t get this particular celebration at all
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This security vote sha, Na this same thing cause big quarrel between Ladoja and Adedibu of old, i can’t forget that saga at all
All na ontop security vote, Ibadan was on fire then, make then cancel the security vote sef.
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