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‘I Didn’t Go Nowhere’, – Tinubu Dismisses Rumours That Trailed His Whereabouts After Lekki Shooting [PHOTOS]

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Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and former governor of Lagos State, has dismissed speculation making the rounds that he fled the country after the shooting of #EndSARS protesters in Lekki and the violence that followed.

Reacting to journalists question on Saturday about his whereabouts in the past few days after meeting Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu at the State House in Marina, Tinubu said, “I didn’t go nowhere; I’m a Lagosian and I still hold the title of Asiwaju of Lagos and I am still a Jagaban.

“Fake news is all over the place. They said Seyi my son was kidnapped and was chased but look at him. I didn’t pay a penny to bring him here.”

He, however, lamented the invasion and looting of public and private properties in the state, explaining that he came to ask Sanwo-Olu if he ordered the attack on the protesters and if he didn’t, who did?

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Demanding a thorough investigation into Tuesday night’s attack, the former governor of Lagos said: “First, we have to segregate the calendar – those who suffered casualty before the protests from the hands of SARS. You have to separate that from those who suffered casualty due to what happened at the toll gate.

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“For those who suffered casualty from SARS, the Commission of Inquiry that is already set up will unearth that and will make their recommendations. I trust the calibre and the character of the people there, they are independent. That is one.

“Those who suffered casualty during the gunshots need to answer some questions too. Even though we want to help, we still must extract information that will help the government to prepare in future and understand how and when to react because the governor, in particular, is a youth.

“As a youth himself, he (Sanwo-Olu) quickly went to Abuja with the 5/5. The government immediately put into action, dissolved the SARS and had to work through other recommended actions, the needs they demanded. Within a few days, he reported back to the public. That is responsive enough.

“But where are we getting the looting, the carnage, the burning, the invasion of police stations, stealing of arms, maiming of the innocent? It is a handshake beyond the elbow.”

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