Foremost Human Rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN) has criticized the speech delivered by the President in the aftermath of the #EndSARS protests and military shootings in the country.
According to
Falana, the speech contained avoidable gaps like where Buhari accused the
international community of jumping into hasty conclusions over the shooting of
unarmed peaceful protesters by soldiers at the Lekki tollgate in Lagos State on
Tuesday.
Falana said the
president's act of consoling families of police members killed during the
protests was good but he should have also followed it up with consoling
families of victims of police brutality.
Speaking to
Punch he said, “The presidential speech contained some avoidable lacunae. For
instance, the President accused the international community of jumping into
hasty conclusions with respect to the Lekki shootings.
“My worry is
that the President would be embarrassed at the end of legal inquiry into the
military invasion of the Lekki toll gate as the number of the unarmed
protesters that were mowed down and the circumstances of the barbaric attack by
the soldiers from a particular military barrack in Victoria Island would be
exposed.
“It was good
that the President consoled the families of the police personnel who
unfortunately lost their lives in the course of duty. Similar presidential
condolences ought to have been extended to the families of the unarmed
protesters who were brutally murdered in Ogbomoso, Ibadan, Benin, Lagos etc. I
want to believe that the President was not informed that unarmed protesters
were slain in the premeditated attacks by police and military personnel.
“However, the
President reiterated the point that the voice of the protesters had been heard
loud and clear and that the Federal Government is committed to addressing the
outstanding demands. Specifically, the President announced that the emoluments
of police officers would be reviewed upwards. That is a concession of one of
the key demands of the protesters.”
If you look at the number 9 that buhari list you will know that it was an “execution” an the president used that same terminology Outrightly..
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