Govt Sponsored Violence That Followed #EndSARS Protest – Falana

Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has accused the Federal Government of instigating the violence that trailed the 2020 #EndSARS protest across the country.

 

The Publisher Nigeria reports that the Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) stated this during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today, on Tuesday.

 

 

Falana alleged that the Nigerian government sent troops to kill the youths in Lagos, Oyo, and Benin, among other states.

According to him, about 99 Nigerian youths were killed in Lagos, with several others in other states of the federation.

He said, “The violence that characterised the end of the #EndSARS protest was instigated, fuelled and sponsored by the government.

“The government decided to unleash hoodlums and thugs on the young people. When that did not work, the government sent troops and soldiers to engage in the killing of young people.

“In one week, about 99 people were killed in Lagos. I don’t want to talk about Ogbomoso, Port Harcourt, Benin and other places where young people were shot at and killed.”

Recall that some Nigerian youths have decided to embark on a nationwide protest over the hardship, poverty, and high cost of living among other economic indices.

The protest tagged ‘EndBadGovernance’ is gaining traction on social media, and has been scheduled to be held across all states of the Federation as well as the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, in August.

While President Bola Tinubu had on Tuesday asked the organisers to shelve the planned protest, the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun has cautioned over the protest, claiming it may turn violent.