President Muhammadu Buhari has broken his silence on the shooting of Nigerian youths who were protesting against the extrajudicial activities of the now-defunct Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) in Lekki area of Lagos State.
A statement issued by presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu on Sunday, October 25, President Buhari did not want to speak on the Lekki shooting until he has all the facts.
He, however, assured Nigerians that peaceful protesters and security men who were murdered including property owners whose assets were vandalised and looted, will also get justice.
“The President, who said he had all along avoided going into a debate about the Lekki Toll Gate incident until all the facts are established, appealed to the people all over the country to maintain peace and brotherhood as the machinery of the government and the wheel of justice turn against the perpetrators of murder, arson, stealing, rape, assault and malicious damage to public and private property.”
He said it is important that the police and other security agencies move everywhere to restore calm and normalcy as quickly as possible.
The is coming after the Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola found a mysterious hidden camera left behind at Lekki Toll Gate, five days after the shooting incident.
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