The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has described the event of the reported casualties of protesters at the Lekki Tollgate in Lagos on Tuesday night as disturbing and not reflective of the nation’s growing democracy.
Gbajabiamila, who expressed grief over the sad event and the consequent civil disturbances around the state, called for a quick and thorough investigation into the incident that led to the avoidable death at the Lekki Tollgate.
In a statement, the Speaker said, after sixty years, Nigeria’s democracy should have grown beyond the point where conflicting visions of nationhood result in violence on the streets and blood on the ground.
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He added that it was unavoidably and painfully clear that there are a number of casualties as a result of gunfire at the Lekki Toll Gate.
Gbajabiamila called for a quick and thorough investigation to determine the facts of what happened on Tuesday night in Lagos.
While urging Nigerians to remain calm and law-abiding, the Speaker noted that no blood needs to be spilled any more while the outcome of investigation into the sad event is awaited.
Editor Paul Akhagbemhe
