The Vice Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, Senator Yusuf Datti-Baba Ahmed says it is not certain if there was a massacre at the Lekki Tollgate in Lagos State on October 20, 2020.

Ahmed disclosed this on Thursday on Channels TV programme, Politics Today.

According to him, the use of “massacre” during the October 20, 2020 event is highly debatable.

“There was abuse of procedure, if some people interpret that as massacre. The use of 'massacre' in #EndSARS is highly debatable but I can say for sure there were abuses of procedure and civil rights violations,” he said.

He added that it was “heavy” to say that the Labour Party was a beneficiary of the #EndSARS protest.

Ahmed said, “It’s a very heavy statement to make, saying that our party, Labour Party is a beneficiary of EndSARS. While we are always on the side of the people, on side of good governance, we are against attrition; we are against repression and all those.

“You may be more correct to put it in another way, but we are not direct beneficiaries of EndSARS. The use of the word ‘massacre’ is highly debatable. We never wanted EndSARS to happen. We never want any Nigerian whatsoever to be attacked. Accordingly, we are not happy for anybody to say we are beneficiaries of EndSARS.

“We benefit from a peaceful Nigeria. That is what we benefit from. We benefit from progress and development. We are about correcting all the mistakes of bad governance.”

SaharaReporters had reported that soldiers on October 20, 2020 opened fire on the protesters, who had converged at the Lekki tollgate to protest against police brutality.

The incident triggered a global outrage, with calls for justice echoing from different parts of the world.

It was gathered that before the shooting started, some officials uninstalled the Closed Circuit Television cameras in the area.

The electricity at the protest area was also disconnected to prevent demonstrators from filming the attack.

Minutes later, heavily armed Nigerian Army personnel moved into the scene to complete the plan.

By the time sounds of their guns died down, dozens of protesters had been killed.

Though Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu blamed “forces beyond our control” for the attack, the army in a statement later revealed that the soldiers were invited to the scene of protest by the governor.

Also soldiers involved in the operation confirmed they were drafted in for the mission on the request of Sanwi-Olu.

Angered by the killings by the army and the Lagos State Government's suspected involvement in the massacre, angry residents attacked public properties and also destroying some known investments of a former governor of the state and Presidential Candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu.

Television Continental and The Nation Newspaper are two among several investments burnt by irate youths.

The toll plaza of the Lekki-Ikoyi Link Bridge, another money spinner said to be controlled by the former Lagos governor was also burnt.


https://saharareporters.com/2022/10/20/endsars-i-know-abuses-lekki-tollgate-massacre-debatable-peter-obis-running-mate-datti

That's not what we love to hear o as an Obi-idiot...

We love to hear everything scatter scatter so that we can piggyback on the chaos...

Daytime, Thank you .. Na thier brain them massacred. Bunch of use**less beings.
No bebonly massacre na massakara

Datti Baba-Ahmed could have been emotional and took political advantage of the today's EndSars event but he applied rationalism required of a leader. He is a good muslim. Credit to him.

1. I agree with him that though people may have been unfortunately and needlessly killed at and around Lekki Toll gate on 20.10.20 but there was NO MASSACRE. The massacre narrative failed to impress international community because it failed both test of evidence and integrity test.

2. The truth is that Peter Obi's candidature is a beneficiary of the resolve of young Nigerians to use their numbers to change the existing political order in Nigeria. It happened that it was the same young people that carried out EndSars protest and that event opened their eyes to what they can do by coming together for political purpose. So there is a link but not direct link. I will call it coincidental link. Note that many young people who took part in EndSars protest are supporting Atiku and Tinubu and not Peter Obi.

So in effect, Labour Party and it's presidential candidates Peter Obi and Datti Baba Ahmed are NOT direct beneficiaries of EndSars protest but an indirect beneficiaries. QED

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Urchins please start your wailing under my comment

When would Tinubu and Shettima talk about the EndSars massacre? Oh, Tinubu was making fun of them. It's now our turn to make fun of him.

Ipob are like; e be like say na to reason dis abboki matter oh. When we don already conclude say Tinubu ordered soldiers to massacre protesters, he is now saying it is not true.

How does he now want us to bring Tinubu down? Abi him think say we no know nothing like that happen and he come here dey do over sabi.

Ipob pigs looking at Yusuf right now.

greenermodels:
When would Tinubu and Shettima talk about the EndSars massacre? Oh, Tinubu was making fun of them. It's now our turn to make fun of him.

From: Tinubu ordered soldiers to massacre endsars protesters and now

To: Tinubu was making fun of them.

Abi no be so?

Una go dey alright las las

Pls anyone leaving this country Nigeria should Carry me alone, I don tire. if it was possible to trek from Nigeria to Canada fellos I for don go far tata.

How I wish one can decide from his mother's womb, which country to be born into I for like am.

Nija and lie na 5 & 6

LeoDeKing:

From: Tinubu ordered soldiers to massacre endsars protesters and now

To: Tinubu was making fun of them.

Abi no be so?

Una go dey alright las las

Majority of dem are Yaba left patients , buncha mad people.
Na Tinubu matter go kee dem

greenermodels:
When would Tinubu and Shettima talk about the EndSars massacre? Oh, Tinubu was making fun of them. It's now our turn to make fun of him.

We’ve told you guys severally there was nothing like lekki massacre. If you’re interested in finding justice to any massacre, it’s this one below;

Datti baba don spoil their show....


I salute you sir datti my guy....

"The use of 'massacre' in #EndSARS is highly debatable but I can say for sure there were abuses of procedure and civil rights violations." - Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, Labour Party VP Candidate

�I replied his irresponsible statement:

This is an irresponsible statement from this guy. There was massacre at the Lekki Tollgate on 20th October, 2020. Dozens of Youths singing the National Anthem were gun down by the Nigerian army under the genocidal criminal Tyrant @MBuhari.

Massacre is defined as an indiscriminate and brutal slaughter of many people. The Judicial Panel of Inquiry set up by the Lagos state government clearly stated that unarmed Youths were brutally murdered by the Nigerian army at the Lekki Tollgate.

Inference:

The extremely wicked and corrupt Nigerian ruling elites are one and the same. They always try to protect themselves. This irresponsible statement of the Vice Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party underlined the fact that there is nothing special about the Peter Obi candidacy. And again the fact that he was Atiku Abubakar's running mate in the 2019 general elections underlined this fact.

#LekkiMassacre

#ElbinawiTweets

Peter Obi would set up an independent panel of inquiry when he becomes the president.

greenermodels:
Peter Obi would set up an independent panel of inquiry when he becomes the president.

Lol he don setup the one Akwuzu river first....

inoki247:


Lol he don setup the one Akwuzu river first....

He did,Google about it.

Nonsense. Òbí is a green snake under green grass while Ahmed is a comprehensive joker, smart & chameleon in nature. Two of them na normal big thief but them no dey wear agbada

Elbinawi:
..This is an irresponsible statement from this guy. There was massacre at the Lekki Tollgate on 20th October, 2020. Dozens of Youths singing the National Anthem were gun down by the Nigerian army under the genocidal criminal Tyrant @MBuhari.

Massacre is defined as an indiscriminate and brutal slaughter of many people. The Judicial Panel of Inquiry set up by the Lagos state government clearly stated that unarmed Youths were brutally murdered by the Nigerian army at the Lekki Tollgate.

Inference:
The extremely wicked and corrupt Nigerian ruling elites are one and the same. They always try to protect themselves.

This irresponsible statement of the Vice Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party underlined the fact that there is nothing special about the Peter Obi candidacy. And again the fact that he was Atiku Abubakar's running mate in the 2019 general elections underlined this fact.

#LekkiMassacre

Very irresponsible I tell you. It is just very sad how the corrupt wicked so called leaders or elites of this nation can go to conceal the truth. Howeve even if it takes eternity, the justice for the victims of the massacre of 20-10-2020 will be serve one day. Today or some day to come.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tX_G4gOqtLg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZqE78Ecxq4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DimQi1691Sg
Labour Party Is Not A Direct Beneficiary Of The #EndSARS Movement – Baba-Ahmed

"We never wanted any Nigerian whatsoever to be attacked. Accordingly, I cannot really say and be happy that we are direct beneficiaries.”