Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the governor of Lagos state, has warned that the state will not allow the #EndSARS demonstration in October 2020 to repeat itself.
Sanwo-Olu announced this in an address on Wednesday.
He appealed to the organizers of anti-hunger protests who have held firm in demonstrating Nigerians’ economic struggle since President Bola Tinubu’s administration started.
The governor stated that a 10-day demonstration cannot accomplish what economic reforms can in weeks and months, citing the destruction of valuables as losses that the state is still counting.
He said, “Reflecting on the tragic events of the EndSARS protest in 2020, it began peacefully but was later hijacked, resulting in immense destruction and loss.
“We will NOT allow history to repeat itself. During the protests, we saw the destruction of valuable properties and institutions: Lagos High Court, 45 police stations, 12 Local Government offices, 7 Fire Stations, and the Forensic Centre, among others.
“The City Hall, Nigeria Ports Authority headquarters, and traditional rulers’ palaces were also destroyed.
“Malls, shops, offices, and hundreds of brand-new BRT buses were lost. Such devastation only sets us back economically and socially.”
