Yusuf Datti Baba–Ahmed, the running mate of Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi, has expressed concern over the use of the term’massacre’ to describe the shooting event that occurred at the Lekki Toll Gate on October 20, 2020.Informaion Guide Nigeria
On Thursday, October 20, 2022, the Labour Party vice presidential candidate shared this stance on the popular Channels Television programme Politics Today.
Yesterday marked two years since armed security officers attacked the Lekki Toll Plaza in the dead of night and opened fire on #EndSARS demonstrators who had assembled peacefully to demand an end to police brutality in the country, according to Pulse.
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Datti’s word: “There was abuse of human rights. There was abuse of procedure. And if some people interpret those as massacre, then yes.
“However, massacre has different technical meanings. I can’t say I know all of it but I know massacre requires the assailants to have first of all, no advance notice was given before the attack and people, the victims must have been attacked in their own areas.Jamb Result
“Now, these are well-meaning Nigerians who brought themselves out to a public area and were attacked by security forces that are meant to be protecting their lives and property.
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