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Bereaved Women Sleep Outside Obafemi Hamzat’s Residence In Protest (Photo)

Posted on the 03 December 2021 by Maxiel

Some ladies who misplaced their family members on the Lekki tollgate in the course of the EndSARS protest have slept exterior the Ikoyi residence of the Lagos State Deputy Governor, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat.

The ladies slept exterior Hamzat's resident to protest in opposition to the stance of the Lagos state authorities on it not too long ago launched whitepaper, in keeping with a report by Vanguard.

The group of aggrieved ladies claimed they misplaced their family members in the course of the October 20, 2020 Lekki Tollgate shootings.

The protest adopted declare of assorted inconsistencies recognized by Lagos State Authorities within the report of of the Judicial Panel of Inquiry on Common Police brutality instances and Lekki incident investigation, led by Justice Doris Okuwobi, within the White Paper launched.

The state authorities had earlier on Tuesday, launched its White Paper on the report of Justice Okuwobi panel, rejecting the declare that 9 individuals died on the Lekki Tollgate October 20, 2020.

In the meantime, to precise their grievance, the ladies group organised the protest led by Adetoun Onajobi, popularly often known as Simply Adetoun, one of many #EndSARS protesters Sanwo-Olu invited for a peace stroll.

The ladies later dispersed, prevailed on to depart by the aides because the Deputy Governor, who mentioned he was not obtainable on the specific time.

A senior official within the workplace of the deputy governor, who spoke in confidence, mentioned: "The protest truly happened.

"We have been advised by the aides on the residence, however the Deputy Governor was not round to obtain them as he was at two completely different state's assignments in Victoria Island and Ikeja."

The state authorities had earlier on Tuesday, launched its White Paper on the report of Justice Okuwobi panel, rejecting the declare that 9 individuals died on the Lekki Tollgate October 20, 2020.


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