Reactions Trail Alleged Plan By Lagos Govt To Bury 103 #EndSARS Protesters

Several reactions have trailed the recent revelation about the #EndSars protesters killed at Lekki Tollgate on October 20, 2020.

According to Peoples Gazette, the Lagos governor has allegedly approved the mass burial of at least 103 protesters who were ‘massacred’ by joint forces of the Nigerian Army and the police during the October 20, 2020 protest against police brutality tagged #EndSARS at the Lekki toll gate.

According to a letter reportedly seen by the publication and dated July 19 by the public procurement agency, the state government engaged the service of Messrs Tos Funeral Ltd, a private firm, for the mass burial.

It stated that the state government engaged the firm at the cost of N61,285,000 to bury 103 bodies which were identified to be victims of the killings.

Speaking to Peoples Gazette on the report, Chief Press Secretary to Governor Sanwo-Olu, Gboyega Akosile said the government will release its response soon.

Following the revelation, Nigerians took to Twitter to express their anger and frustration at the Lagos State Government following the initial denial of the killings by Governor Sanwo-Olu.

See some of the reactions below.

@OnlineGuru_ wrote: “They denied the shooting at Lekki. They claimed nobody was killed. Now they are giving approval of a mass burial of 103 #EndSARS Victims 😳😳😳😳😳

“Oh, my God!! @jidesanwoolu and APC are EVIL!!”

@PIDOMNIGERIA wrote: “TOS Funerals Limited is a privately owned and family-run funeral business, established by Mrs Taiwo Ogunsola in Lagos.

“Lagos state govt @followlasg took the bodies of slain Lekki tollgate #Endsars protesters to secretly hide in that morgue for almost 3 years, then lied to us.”

@SerahIbrahim wrote: “I need @jidesanwoolu and whoever runs the Lagos Govt @followlasg to explain this official document signed by Onafowote Idowu the DG PPA Lagos.

“103 Dead Bodies to be buried by TOS Funerals on a Mass Grave? #EndSARS victims was actually written on it🤦🏼‍♀️.”

@General_Oluchi wrote: “The 103 dead bodies of #Endsars protesters that the Lagos State Government want to bury in a mass grave is a subtle threat to Nigerians watching the Judiciary.

“They are indirectly showing us what they are capable of — killing innocent people and hiding their bodies for years. This threat is dead on arrival!”

“FS_Yusuf wrote: “If you ever said no one was killed at #LekkiTollGate during #EndSARS, it will never be well with you!”

@JaypeeGeneral wrote: “Nigeria youths were killed at the Lekki Tollgate on 20-10-2020, but Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu lied on CNN and claimed that no dead body was found at the Tollgate.

“Now, here is evidence from Lagos State Government showing that 103 people died during #EndSars! And no justice has been done. Those who killed them are still walking freely. Nigeria keeps failing us😭”

@MavisIkpeme wrote: “DJ switch has finally been vindicated, and I hope people like Omolola Jalade that disputed the #endsars massacre by constantly asking for the dead bodies are now satisfied !!

“103 died at the lekki toll gate. A genocide untold!! They can’t bury this!!”

@kritical_tots wrote: “May it not be well with everyone who denied and lied about people dying in the #Endsars protests atthe lekki toll gate in 2020.

“That is how you would disappear forever like a chicken and no one will believe you’re gone. You will never rest in peace.”

@chymaker wrote: “One of the most unfortunate events that will forever live in our consciousness is #Endsars and the sad part is, how some of you before our eyes tried to politician, tribalism and reduce the seriousness of the killing of Innocent unarmed peaceful civilians at #Lekkitollgate.”

@LawrenceOkoroPG wrote: “We can only get justice for the 103 #EndSARS protesters that were murdered in the 20/10/2020 Lekki Toll Gate Massacre, if only we have Peter Obi in office.

“Let’s be patient and focus on the judiciary because that’s our only hope for justice.”