Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos said he would give a broadcast Wednesday morning on the tragic shooting of protesters at the Lekki Toll Gate Plaza, in which by his account 28 people were injured, two critically.
He did not
indicate the number of the dead, in multiple tweets he posted after visiting
the injured in three Lagos hospitals early today.
According to
him, “there are currently 10 patients at the General Hospital, 11 at Reddington
and 4 at Vedic; with mild to moderate levels of injuries while 2 are receiving
intensive medical care.
“Three
patients have been discharged & we will continue to monitor and ensure all
patients get the best care”, he wrote.
Sanwo-Olu had
tried to pacify the #EndSARS protesters, including delivering their letter to
President Buhari and setting up a judicial commission of enquiry on police
brutality.
But the
attack of unarmed protesters by armed soldiers at the Lekki Toll Gate Plaza
Tuesday night appeared to have destroyed his relationship with the protesters.
He tried to
repair the reputation damage in his tweets.
“This is the
toughest night of our lives as forces beyond our direct control have moved to
make dark notes in our history, but we will face it and come out stronger…
“As the
Governor of our state, I recognize the buck stops at my table and I will work
with the FG to get to the root of this unfortunate incident and stabilise all
security operations to protect the lives of our residents.
“I will give
a state broadcast in the morning”, he said.
According to
witnesses at the shooting, no fewer than eight people were killed by the
soldiers.
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