BEVERLY HILLS, October 24, (THEWILL) – Former Lagos State Governor, Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Saturday stressed the need for a thorough investigation into Tuesday night attack at the Lekki Toll Gate.
Tinubu who visited the State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu at the State House Annex, Marina alongside his son, Seyi Tinubu also cleared the air on reports that he left the country in the past few days.
“I didn’t go nowhere; I’m a Lagosian and I still hold the title of Asiwaju of Lagos and I am still a Jagaban.F ake news is all over the place. They say Seyi my son was kidnapped and was chased but look at him. I didn’t pay a penny to bring him here”, Tinubu said
He told reporters that the purpose of his meeting with Sanwo-Olu was to ask him if he had ordered soldiers to attack #EndSARS protesters at the Lekki Toll Gate on Tuesday.
The APC leader has been under attack since the incident as rampaging mob burnt down investments reportedly linked to him.
Tinubu said he asked Sanwo-Olu “if he didn’t order the attack, who ordered the attack? That’s all I needed from him.”
Babajide Sanwo-Olu had earlier said that the tragic incident was caused by “forces beyond his control.”
Tinubu stressed the need for a thorough investigation into Tuesday night attack.
While responding to questions on the #EndSARS protest, Tinubu said, “first, we have to segregate the calendar – those who suffered casualty before the protests from the hands of SARS. You have to separate that from those who suffered casualty due to what happened at the Toll Gate.
“For those who suffered casualty from SARS, the Commission of Inquiry that is already set up will unearth that and will make their recommendations. I trust the calibre and the character of the people there, they are independent. That is one.
“Those who suffered casualty during the gunshots need to answer some questions too. Even though we want to help, we still must extract information that will help the government to prepare in future and understand how and when to react because the governor, in particular, is a youth.
“As a youth himself, he (Sanwo-Olu) quickly went to Abuja with the 5/5.The government immediately put into action, dissolved the SARS and had to work through other recommended actions, the needs they demanded. Within a few days, he reported back to the public. That is responsive enough.
“But where are we getting the looting, the carnage, the burning, the invasion of police stations, stealing of arms, maiming of the innocent? It is a handshake beyond the elbow.”
