EndSARS: ‘He gave that order’ — Nigerians react as old Tinubu video on Lekki Toll Gate shooting resurfaces

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has travel nether occurrence connected societal media pursuing the resurfacing of an aged video successful which helium spoke astir victims of the October 20, 2020, Lekki Toll Gate shooting, with Nigerians alleging that helium ordered the shooting.

In the video, which is presently making the rounds connected societal media, Tinubu appeared to suggest that victims of the shooting astatine the Lekki Toll Gate should besides reply questions astir the incident.

He said successful the video: “Those who suffered the casualties during the gunshot request to reply immoderate questions too. How were they there, and however agelong were they there? What benignant of characters are they? Even though we privation to help, we inactive indispensable extract accusation that volition assistance the authorities hole successful the aboriginal oregon recognize however and erstwhile to react.”

The #EndSARS protestation was a youth-led question that swept crossed Nigeria successful October 2020, pursuing wide allegations of constabulary brutality, peculiarly abuses linked to the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, a portion of the Nigeria Police Force. The protests aboriginal grew into a nationwide request for constabulary reform, accountability and amended governance.

One of the astir important moments of the question occurred connected October 20, 2020, astatine the Lekki Toll Gate successful Lagos, wherever protesters had gathered to show against constabulary brutality.

Here are immoderate reactions gathered...