The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has observed that the report by the Lagos state #EndSARS panel confirming the gruesome killings of innocent youths at the Lekki Tollgate during October 2020, strengthened the fact that the All Progressives Congress (APC) is “running a murderous and oppressive regime that has no regard for life.”
This is contained in a statement issued by Kola Ologbondiyan, its National Publicity Secretary on Tuesday where it recalled: “how security operatives attacked and massacred innocent youths and how the APC, its leaders, and agents, in various agencies of APC-controlled government, vehemently denied the killings, tried to mop up evidence and provided official cover for the killers.”
According to the main opposition party, the report of the Lagos #EndSARS panel, “which confirms the massacre of Nigerian youths in Lekki, has further shown the APC and its government as bloody liars whose hands are stained with the blood of our innocent compatriots.”
The statement added: “It is now clear that no matter how much the wicked strive in denial, the truth will always prevail. Therefore, the blood of our innocent youths killed by agents of the APC and its administration must not be shed in vain. Those responsible for these callous acts must be made to face justice.
“Of course, all those whose hands have become bloodstained will never know peace.”
The PDP implored Nigerians to stand for the slain compatriots by ensuring that those behind the massacre of the nation’s youths as well as their supporters in government have their days in the dock.
“The nation must ensure that such individuals are brought to book for their act of wickedness to humanity.
“In this regard, our party insists that all those indicted by the panel should be arrested, prosecuted, and dealt with in accordance with our laws,” the party added.
The PDP commiserated with the families of the slain young Nigerians, “who were cut in their prime for demanding for a just, equitable and secure nation governed by the rule of law.”
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