EndSARS Protest: Sanwo-Olu suspends aide over misrepresentation of facts

Lagos state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has suspended his Senior Special Assistant on Print Media, Wale Ajetunmobi over misrepresentation of facts on his personal “X” account on a past incident.

This was contained in a statement on Tuesday by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Media and Publicity, Gboyega Akosile.

NewsWireNGR reports that on Sunday, November 24, 2024, Ajetunmobi, tweeting as #Riddwane on X claimed that arsonists who burnt down the Television Continental (TVC) station in Lagos during the heat of the 2020 #EndSARS protest had been hunted down and executed.

The suspended aide also stated that one of the executed arsonists was a young boy who traded in cooking gas around the Ketu area of the state.

He alleged that the boy was found with an AK-47 rifle.

The tweet read, “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: the majority of them have been hunted down and executed.

“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.”

Meanwhile, Akosile in a press statement said; “The Governor wishes to state categorically that his administration frowns at any form of extra judicial punishment and will not be a part of any such action.

“That is not who we are. That is not our way,” Akosile stated.

Defending his statement, Ajetunmobi in a follow-up tweet said; “My only and final response to this misrepresentation… This excerpt was quoted out of context and there were series of comments made under the same post, which better explained what was intended. Like I did further explained under the said tweet, no extra-judicial killing was insinuated.

“The word “executed” was erroneously used and not intended in the context of that casual conversation. What was written in the entire conversation reflected personal opinion, and not the position of any authority or the entity in which I work. The post and other comments had been taken down, even before this publication.”