DJ Switch celebrates EndSars court victory, says “We won” in the end
By Jeph Ajobaju, Chief Copy Editor
Some EndSars protesters are still in custody two years after the incident, but DJ Switch (Obianuju Udeh) who streamed live from the scene of the massacre at Lekki Toll Gate, Lagos and had to flee to Canada to escape being hunted by former President Muhammadu Buhari, has expressed joy over the court judgment that vindicated the unarmed youths who protested peacefully for their rights at the risk of their lives.
Buhari’s Information Minister Lai [lying] Mohammed was particularly vicious in his attacks against DJ Switch, naming her as part of the core trouble makers in the group of youths who were only demanding the police stop brutality against them.
Buhari, who as the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces ordered troops to kill the protesters in October 2020, also ordered the evacuation of the corpses to clean up evidence of his crime against humanity.
Mohammed then mocked claim of criminality as “massacre without bodies” and even threatened CNN with legal action over its reportage of the killings.
DJ Switch described as “a win” the ruling of the Economic of West African States (ECOWAS) Court on Thursday that Buhari and his government indeed violated the human rights of the protesters and awarded N10 million to each victim, including her, as compensation.
Activists have already urged Buhari’s successor, Bola Tinubu, to release the EndSars detainees and it is also now up to him to ensure compensation is paid as ordered by the court.
Justice served, says DJ Switch
“#ENDSARS: After a three year battle against the Nigerian government at the ECOWAS court, justice was served yesterday! We won!” she posted on X (Twitter).
“Just like many of you, I have little to no faith in any branch of service in Nigeria but, the ECOWAS court is the highest court on the continent and while many find humor and make jokes about its chairman being the illegal president of Nigeria, Bola Tinubu, we forged on, hoping still, and trusting that the facts and evidence we had and presented to the court would be irrefutable.
“For those who say, ‘after how many years?’ I want you to understand that most court cases take a long time especially one where the respondent (in this case, the Nigerian government) tries to frustrate you! Either not showing up on set court dates or asking for adjournments for lack of preparation and all other silly excuses under the sun. Still, we had to exercise patience and be steadfast in our pursuit.
“I cannot express the emotional trauma we’ve all been through and life changes we’ve had to make but thankfully, with professional help, we’ve been able to work through it and this verdict certainly made a positive impact.
“I have never wavered once in my shared experience and I am grateful to my lawyers for presenting our experiences and evidence with tact and also grateful to the esteemed judges for doing their due diligence.
“Sitting in court yesterday and hearing the verdict from the judges indicting the Nigerian government of the crime they committed on the 20th of October, 2020 was one of the best days of my life since that horrific day and also legally vindicates us all. If no room is left for corruption to fester, the people are served.
“Barring any obstruction from the government to follow the instructions of the court, I can finally move on to other things, passion wise which I hope to share with you all.
“Naysayers can scream all they want! It is now legally documented in history who the criminals actually were.”
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