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And the shooting?


“This was as a result of the violence which led to several police stations being burnt, policemen killed, suspects in police custody released and weapons carted away.

“The situation was fast degenerating into anarchy. It was at this point that LASG requested for the military to intervene in order to restore normalcy.

“The intervention of the military followed all laid down procedures for Internal Security operations and all the soldiers involved acted within the confines of the Rules of Engagement (ROE) for Internal Security operations.

The rioting started after the shooting, not before.

He slapped a woman right in front of policemen. I thought the officers would stop him and then ask the woman is she would like to press charges. I was wrong.

Lack of seriousness and critical thinking from both leaders and followers. The idea now is to ridicule Fashola without ever finding out how the camera got there and what was recorded in it.

Whether it was a hoax or not, we will never know. Our policemen are more adept at killing "suspects" than investigating crimes.
The most important question all sane Nigerians should be asking today is who ordered soldiers to shoot at unarmed protesters. But I guess that is not sensational enough.

helinues:
We stood our ground for the protest ( Initially supported it and promoted it even outside NL) to stop after FG disbanded SARS.

We saw what the enemies of this country were planning/cooking ahead ...

We listened to the audio where one fugitive guy invited Aljazeera to come strictly to Lagos cos they were cooking something... Imaginary Lekki massacre

The Photoshop photos was just too early to be released... Hence the shouting of Lekki massacre to back up their fake lies.

Imagine a grown up woman lying about someone who is not his son, wasn't part of the Lekki protest yet the shameless woman claimed her acclaimed son died in the Lekki protest.

To all those who stood their ground against the prolooters, youths of NO tomorrow , you are the heroes of the nation.

God bless you all

Cc NGpatriot

You are like a weather vane, neither here nor there. You supported soldiers killing protesters. You are one of the enemies of Nigeria.

Zzor:
You are not a saint,we didn't see any of your children protesting at lekki.I can't be deceived by your son's way of chasing clout,we know how it's done mtcheww. Hypocrite

Always think before you talk.

GamalNasser:
Exactly !!! Just because an Igbo man she doesn't even know is married to a relative of Kamala Harris so it means Nigerians should vote for Kamala

That is how some of them think. Principle and common sense are secondary.

Danger95:
Denying that Nnamdi Kanu is smart is living in denial, I'm not a fan of his and I hinted on his endangering outbursts, but influencing millions of people does not look like a retard's game...Many time Kanu goofs, but he is far from being stupid, some of his statement needs great censoring, I never doubt that he should be held responsible for the many times he misled people and then it ended in wanton casualties but he is not entirely stupid but I see an over confidence and often brutal sometimes misguided person in Kanu but for Adeyinka's grandson, he really wish to plunge Yoruba land into chaos,

How is kanu's message different from Adeyinka's own. Both of them are different sides of the same coin.
So, Kanu was not trying to plunge Iboland into war?

olaNL:
Was it not the state governor that took the ministerial team to the toll plaza? It is not like they just went there on their own. And fashola gave the governor the camera at the spot.

It is not as if the toll plaza is even codorned off from public access sef. Even as at now anybody can just go there and do as they wish.

This guys should just do their work and stop making noise abeg.

God bless you for this comment. Some people just talk without thinking.

stonemasonn:
John Simon Bergheim head of Nigeria Bitumen corporation actually discovered oil somewhere in the niger delta in 1908 but the British government were more interested in the palm oil harvested from that region.

Oil was first discovered in commercial quantities in 1956, Nigeria was amalgamated in 1914. Unless you also want to tell me Lugard was also a time traveler, I don't see how the amalgamation could have been based on Niger delta oil.
Does it make sense to you?

Misplaced priorities and Ignorance.

stonemasonn:
he knew, but disregarded it. He thought it wasn't in commercial quantity.

Lugard? When was oil discovered in Nigeria?

You have to steal something to be a barawo. What have we stolen from your forebears? Aminu Kano most likely never said anything like the OP stated.

Fuckyoumod:
Lagos state is the personal property of Tinubu.

Lagos state has a landlord,
The true owner of Lagos state is the Jagaban of Lagos state.

All the resources is controlled by Tinunbu.

Sanwo olu is jus a puppet.

Lagosians can can continue to leave in denial.

Obinna the arsonist, what is your problem with Tinubu? Don't you have corrupt politicians in your states?

Dino is part of the problem. We must stop electing clowns and court jesters to represent us.

SuperBold:
For every Tom and Jerry throwing the heavy word massacre around

What exactly is your point? Are you saying that the casualties have to be in the thousands before you can call it a massacre?

JokeAdeleke:
Na wa o. Those people of a region will blame this on igbo people again

Obinna, why are you hiding under a Yoruba name?

Incitement to murder is a crime.

helinues:
Stop using English words you don't understand the meaning.

What's your definition of massacre?

English teacher, what is the definition of a massacre?

Elizersalifu:
Obinna don buy market for Akure

Obinna the arsonist. Lol, there are Yorubas there as well.

You can't have 200 million people without having some coocoo amongst them.

A situation where a governor doesn't have any knowledge of soldiers being sent to his state to keep peace is unacceptable.
We still don't know who ordered soldiers to shoot at peaceful protesters.

helinues:
To those father's house left hand pointers, claiming to be Omoluwabi, na God go punish all of you people...

That pre thought/planned Photoshop of victims of Lekki protesters gave more insight.. I know the person who broke Eniola Badmus death on NL with photoshop included

I wasn't crazy to stood so firmly for the nonsense protest to stop after FG disbandment of SARS..

I saw it coming, the hand writing on the wall was so clear but it's a pity that some of my people are short sighted

You supported the shooting of protesters even when we all knew it would escalate to violence. You got your wish and this is the result.

richie240:
I can see u r already decoding!

These mischievous souls rile us up to demonize our own leaders, whilst keeping mute abt theirs. They've succeeded to turn yorubas against yorubas (from 'Endsars' to 'EndTinubu', 'EndOba of Lagos, 'EndYorubaland).

The new game plan is to knock hausas' and yorubas' head together!

We yorubas she wake up and smell the coffee!

I knew someone was wrong when they started zeroing in on Tinubu as if Tinubu is the president, as if he has any power to order the military around.

thunderfirebuha:
I'm tempted to call Yorubas cowards for refusing to take responsibility for their actions but I won't because I know that responsible Yorubas knows that Igbos did not and will never take part in destruction of Lagos built by them.

Meanwhile I advice all those evil people trying to divert the narrative to think twice before a second civil war breaks out but this time it's going to be between Yorubas and the old Eastern region. I believe we all know who shall win that war.

Some Yorubas are too myopic to understand that the North wants to destroy Lagos and divert the economic base to Kano.

I have all detailed information on plan of the North till 2023.

You bloody morons will get what you are asking for. Just keep running your mouth and trying to inject yourself to what is non of your business.
You should hurry up and start this war you are confident of winning.

They are just finding out that they are human beings too?

Who sent soldiers to Lagos?

9jatriot:
Tuesday night, the 20th day of October 2020 was called Black Tuesday because of what many believe to be the killing of peaceful protesters at Lekki toll gate.
DJ switch was showing live feeds and many celebrities were reported to have been killed. With the sound of gunfire at the background, there was no reason not to believe what they were saying.
As a result of that news, it was termed the Lekki massacre. Those who heard the news were stunned. Reaction began to pour in and without thinking the GTB, ZEnith and Polaris bank close to the venue were reported to have been set ablaze.

Not satisfied with that, they proceeded to the toll gate and set it ablaze. All of that happened that same night. By the next day many other buildings and businesses were to go down.

First let us start with the definition of what a massacre is, the Oxford dictionary defines it as "an indiscriminate and brutal slaughter of many people." Usually at the end of a massacre, dead bodies litter everywhere and there would be enough blood on the ground to leave trails of the events that had happened there.

Even though the dust at Lekki toll gate is yet to settle, only the following facts can be ascertain.

1: Earlier inn the day, some security camera were removed, however, the governor says only the etag barcode scanners and not CCTV cameras were removed.
2: The lights were turned off
3: Soldiers arrived at the venue just before dawn
4: Soldiers asked protesters to go home and started shoot (the question is, did they shoot to kill or shoot to scare?)
5: People got injured (So far no evidence of injury from gunshots, the injuries could have been as a result of the ensuring stampede)
6: The injured people were taken to the hospital
7: The governor immediately went out to visit the hospital and undertake an on-the-spot assessment to determine the immediate and remote cause of the action
8: The governor in a state wide broadcast came out to state that no one died as a result of the shooting. He would later come out to say that one person died at the hospital as a result of the complications in the injuries he had.

Those are the facts as I remember them. Next are the fiction or fake news

Fiction or fake news No. 1: That there was a massacre.
Verdict: Massacre will result in a blood bath, in a place like lekki, it cannot be hidden

Fiction or fake news No. 2: Eniola Badmus dies as a result of the shooting.
Verdict: She came out herself to debunk the news

Fiction or fake news No. 3: Then there was a picture of a lad carrying a lady wrapped in the nation's flag
Verdict: It turned out to be a drama acted on independence day titlled "Heal Our Land Ooh Lord" acted by NCCF Akwa Ibom (I would love to watch it if anyone has a link to the drama)

Fiction or fake news No. 4: Many other images of dead people with names
Verdict: Many of those people have come out themselves to say that not only are they alive some of them claimed not to have even be there that night

Fiction or fake news No. 5: Soldiers were shooting directly at protesters
Verdict: This is the one that I wanted to verify as much as possible, but the video that I watched was of soldiers shooting into the air. I haven't found any other video showing otherwise. And let's think of it, if those shots were directed at the protesters, there would have been real massacre because the protesters would have had no cover because of the way the toll gate is. With the number of gunshots heard, Protesters would have been falling one by one. So far no concrete evidence to show or confirm that was what happened other than the commentary of people who were probably exaggerating, emotional or trying to blow their sense of self-worth out of proportion.

Fiction or fake news No. 6: Pictures of dead people covered in Nigerian flag
Verdict: Many of those pictures were pictures of dead people from other incidents and not at the Lekki toll gate. Some of them showed that they happened during the day whereas anything "Lekki toll gate massacre" would be at night.

The reaction after that unverified news has left Lagos wondering, What Really happened?

In all of these, let us all appeal for calm. #Endsars does not mean we should destroy the few legacies we have.

Please share if you will

People like you are part of the problem.

olakunle5296:
*RE: YORUBA RONU*

I found it very funny indeed yesterday, as I read several messages sent to me by my fellow Yoruba friends , that we Yorubas should wake up and use our senses

That the on-going protest and destruction of property has been hijacked by the Igbos and Hausas to destroy Lagos State which is OUR PRIDE as Yorubas

That the protest is aimed at spoiling the reputation of Tinubu against becoming our next president.

I am so sad as a YORUBA at the level of ignorance that my fellow kinsmen are demonstrating with this type of irresponsible post called YORUBA RONU

First, this protest is not only ongoing in Lagos , it's everywhere in the country, from Abuja to Port Harcourt to Benin, to Asaba to Kano to Enugu, so why is Lagos State the only focus of Yoruba Ronu?

Destruction of property occured in all parts of Nigeria not Lagos Alone.

The properties destroyed in Lagos came up as aftermaths of the massacre at LEKKI


Second, Bola Ahmed Tinubu is not the Leader and Hero of Yorubas, including me, he has amassed his wealth from our Commonwealth as a people, can Tinubu boldly come out and swear that the money he used in establishing TVC and the Nation's Newspaper came from his sweats and labour?

Tinubu presidency is mainly for the good of himself, his wife, concubines and political disciples, not for the progress of the YORUBAS

The only LEADER that we Yorubas ever had who was selfless, accountable, not greedy, and visionary was *JEREMIAH* *OBAFEMI* *AWOLOWO*, after AWOLOWO died Yoruba had no Leader again, MKO ABIOLA came very close but was betrayed by fellow Yorubas.

All those currently parading themselves as Yoruba leaders are never near Awolowo's status

They're there for their own pockets.

*WHY ARE THE YOUTHS ANGRY*

It started with #Endsars, but later resurrected the oppressive anger that has been living in Youths for several years

Anger triggered by

No hope for the future

Reading in the newspapers the monthly payment of senators and politicians while the masses are suffering

Graduating without employment

Graduates working as okada riders, yet seeing the children of Tinubu, Atiku, Buhari, Obasanjo, El-Rufai,Osinbajo, MC Oluomo etc flouting their parents wealths on Instagram, Facebook and other social media handles

These, especially the last point has created sorrows in the minds of Nigerian youths , knowing fully well that their wealth are accummulated by our Commonwealth,even the ones used in training their children


Mandela despite knowing Nigerias assistance for him while he was in prison ,hated Nigeria with passion because he said Nigeria was a country where the Leaders use the resources of the people to only enrich themselves

Let nobody turn this protest into a tribal war, this is a United struggle of Nigerian youths irrespective of tribes or language

My dear Yoruba siblings from another parents ,do not let anyone play on your intelligence


*Kindly disregard @ YORUBA RONU*

© *SORO SOKE*

Is Tinubu the president of Nigeria, why the focus on Tinubu to the point where it appears this was about him and not the suffering of young Nigerians in the hands of the government.
Don't tell me the people who lost their lives did so because of Tinubu. Whe the undue focus on him.

luvmijeje:
Don't worry na. Shebi you all refuses to see beyond your nose. Instead of you to fight for ways to identify them better, you are fighting for dissolution.

In the next 24 hours, you will get to see thugs and miscreants in action. There is no need to even encounter them.

The real miscreants are the people who kill innocent people just for the fun of it and get away with crime.

luvmijeje:
No I don't. But I live and eat in the midst of miscreants and thugs.

Police don't attacked businesses o but miscreants do.

When police misbehave, they are traceable..... You can't trace miscreants and thugs.

What you all have set into motion.......... Let me keep quiet.

Like I said earlier, you don't know them. One encounter is all you need, and you don't even have to commit any crime before you become a victim. They are all bastards. Sometimes more deadly than armed robbers and your so called "miscreants "