By Adedapo Adesanya
The Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has suspended his Senior Special Assistant (SSA) on Print Media, Mr Wale Ajetunmobi.
Mr Ajetunmobi’s suspension comes on the heels of his remarks on the controversial #EndSARS protests of October 2020 on his personal X account, @Ridwanne.
According to a statement seen by Business Post, the Lagos State government noted that, “The Governor wishes to state categorically that his administration frowns at any form of extra judicial punishment and will not be a part of any such action. That is not who we are. That is not our way.”
Mr Ajetunmobi’s stated in the now-deleted post that the majority of the arsonists who burnt down Television Continental (TVC), believed to be owned by President Bola Tinubu, have been “hunted and executed”.
The #EndSARS protests in 2020 were carried out to kick against the harassment and killing suffered by Nigerian youths at the hands of security operatives. However, vandals seized upon the demonstrations to destroy private and public properties.
“The full story of people who burnt down TVC in 2020 will be told one day, with gory clips and images. One thing to note: majority of them have been hunted down and executed.
“One of them, a young boy trading in cooking gas around Ketu, was found with AK-47 at the site. Even his neighbours were shocked. But the full gist is better saved for later,” he said.
To further embellish his statement, Mr Ajetunmobi explained that some of the arsonists were overpowered by soldiers and killed during an exchange of gunfire despite claims by the military and the government that no one was killed during the protests.
“Lol… you want to create a narrative in your head. What is extrajudicial killing here? Some of the people were chased by soldiers and exchange of fire occurred. Then arsonists were overpowered and killed in the process. Others ran away. Is that an extra-judicial killing to you?” he replied to an X user.
Aduragbemi Omiyale