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Oba of Lagos praises army for shooting #EndSARS protesters.

“Many people criticised the army for coming out during the protest but it was good they came out.

Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu
The Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu, has praised the Nigerian army for its intervention during #EndSARS protests despite sweeping criticisms of the latter for opening fire on unarmed protesters at Lekki Tollgate.

In October 2020, thousands of youth demonstrated across the country for days in protest against decades of police brutality and other human rights abuses by defunct police department tagged Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS).

Mr Akinolu who hosted the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Farouk Yahaya, at his palace on Tuesday, said although several Nigerians criticised the army for shooting protesters, he appreciated their efforts.

“I appreciate the efforts of the Nigerian Army during the #EndSARS’ protest.

“Many people criticised them for coming out during the protest but it was good they came out when the police could no longer handle the situation,” he said.

The monarch’s comment is despite a report by the state Judicial Panel of Inquiry to investigate cases of brutality, which described the October 20, 2020 incident as a massacre.

The panel also established that the Nigerian military shot live bullets, killed several protesters, and took corpses away in their vans.

But Mr Akinolu argued that the military’s intervention cushioned the situation.

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“The army’s intervention calmed the situation, and I also thank the almighty Allah that nobody died in the palace during the incident,” he said.

The Lagos monarch’s palace was in 2020 invaded by irate youths who accused him of hoarding palliatives meant for poor citizens.

Foodstuffs, starched hard currencies, staff of office, among other valuables were carted away from Mr Akiolu’s palace as he was chased away from his domain for months.

Meanwhile, the Chief of Army Staff, who was on an operational visit to Lagos to inaugurate some projects, said that his visit to the palace was to get royal blessings from the traditional ruler.

“I came to this palace to pay my respect and homage to the king before inaugurating the project in Isale-Eko.” he said.

Lying media razor gazette at it again.

Very useless media

helinues:
Lying media razor gazette at it again.

Very useless media

It must be usêlèss now, but assuming the headline was " Nnamdi Kanu praise Ipob for killing in south east" It would've been truth media razor.

Aniluvreal:



It must be usêlèss now, but assuming the headline was " Nnamdi Kanu praise Ipob for killing in south east" It would've been truth media razor.

Na you people dey swallow anyhow news. We still dey reason things logically here before dropping our submission.

The blood of the victims of 0ctober 20th 2020 will forever hunt them down.






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Lol a whole king o, it's well. From jumping into the lagoon to celebrating the shooting of your subjects is really classy

No be that Olopa king. Once an Olopa, always an Olopa.
Very evil, zero moral.
May the former great Oba Oyekan continue to rest peacefully with his Ancestors. This current one no follow at all.

This guy is fast becoming a serial trash talker. First Igbos would drown at the Lagoon if they vote PDP now this ? I think that old man needs some psychological attention

Anyone who loves to be famous must choose either to be popular or notorious.
The fastest route is the latter.

coz he hurt u, if na about SE e go be a reliable source

Oba of Idiots

That act by those soldiers led to the destructions all over Lagos.

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helinues:
Lying media razor gazette at it again.

Very useless media

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Shut up

How true is this?