Senior Special Assistant on Sports to Lagos State Governor, Anthony Adeyinka, says the police in Lagos only fired shots to disperse hoodlums who wanted to hijack the June 12 protest at the Gani Fawehinmi Park, Ojota.
The PUNCH reports that Adeyinka said this to its team.
“I was impressed with the way the police handled that situation, it was not the activists, it was the hoodlums that wanted to hijack that protest.
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“The people were at Ojota peacefully. The activists were addressing themselves that what they want is a peaceful demonstration but the hoodlums, the miscreants as we all know them wanted to hijack the peaceful demonstration but the police rose to that occasion and made sure the thing was put in order.”
“The youths in Lagos are ready to work in synergy with the state government. The last thing that happened during the #EndSARS showed how hoodlums hijacked a proposed peaceful protest but we give thanks to God that the youths are able to come together and work together with the governor and make sure there is peace in the state,” he said.
