Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu says he has personally reached out and provided for all the victims of the #EndSARS protest in the state. This is coming when Lagos youth said they can not vote him because of #EndSARS protest took place in October 2020.
when youths across the nation took to the streets to demand an end to police brutality. The protest reached its crescendo when officers of the Nigerian military shot at demonstrators at the Lekki tollgate in Lagos.
The incident ignited riots which saw property and government infrastructure destroyed.
Two years on from the event, many youths are still holding the Sanwo-Olu-led administration responsible.
Addressing the issue, Sanwo-Olu said the youths must “do roleplay” and put themselves in his position to understand the situation. Sanwo--Olu said he had no control because the state government does not have authority over the police and the military.
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“All of the people, and I am saying this for the first time on national TV, that claimed that they were either injured or affected in one form or the other, I, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, have reached out to them and supported, given them jobs and empowerment and things for them to start right.
“And that is why you do not see anybody come out during this campaign period to say ‘I was an #EndSars victim and I lost something,’ because I have taken it up and I feel that is something for me as a father and a leader to do for them, and clear this air around it.”.
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