#ENDSARS: WE CALL FOR THE ARREST AND ARRAIGNMENT OF SUSPENDED MEDIA AIDE TO GOVERNOR SANWO-OLU, WALE AJETUNMOBI WITHIN 24 HOURS
We are Counsel to the #EndSARS Protesters at the Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry into SARS-Related Abuses and Other Matters that investigated the massacre of #EndSARS Protesters on the 20th October, 2020 and other circumstances in the post-20th October, 2020 incidents.
We expressly call on The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu as well as the Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Police Command to arrest and arraign the suspended Senior Special Assistant on Print Media to Governor Babajide Sanwo-olu, Wale Ajetunmobi within the 24 hours.
We hereby give notice that where the appropriate public officers refuse, fail and neglects to act accordingly, we will be left with no choice than to approach the Court of competent jurisdiction to obtain appropriate Court orders to compel them to do so.
We are aware that the he suspension by the Governor follows Ajetunmobi’s “misrepresentation of facts on his personal ‘X’ account on a past incident,”
According to a statement entitled ‘Governor Sanwo-Olu suspends aide.’ and issued by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Media and Publicity, Gboyega Akosile, on Tuesday, November 25th, 2024, the state government under his administration rejects any form of extra-judicial punishment and will not be part of it.
We are count this action as insufficient as the Lagos State Government, with her culpability established by the #EndSARS Panel , still has a burden of proof to discharge.
We are of the view that the now-deleted post on X on November 23 by the suspended media aide alleged that those individuals who burnt down the property housing media organization, Television Continental (TVC), during the 2020 #EndSARS protests were “hunted down and executed” are grave statements, considering the insider roles the suspended media aide had during all the events of 20th October, 2024.
The suspended aide stated that one of the “executed” arsonists was a young boy (name undisclosed) who traded in cooking gas around the Ketu area of the state.
Ajetunmobi posted, “The full story of people who burnt down TVC in 2020 will be told one day, with gory clips and images. One thing to note: majority of them have been hunted down and executed,” he wrote on X with his handle @Riddwane
“One of them, a young boy trading in cooking gas around Ketu, was found with an AK-47 at the site. Even his neighbours were shocked. But the full gist is better saved for later.”
Reacting to a post by an X user who sought clarification on the statement, he said, “Lol… you want to create a narrative in your head. What is extrajudicial killing here? Some of the people were chased by soldiers and an exchange of fire occurred.
“Then arsonists were overpowered and killed in the process. Others ran away. Is that an extra-judicial killing to you?”
We call for thorough investigation of the statements.
AYODELE ADEMILUYI ESQ.,
Secretary
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