By Valentine Amanze, Online Editor
Nigeria’s main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has advised President Muhammadu Buhari to urgently end the killings in the country.
In a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, on Tuesday in Abuja, the nation’s capital, the PDP pointed out that killing of #EndSARS protesters nationwide made no sense in a democratic society.
The statement was coming on the heels of the shooting of demonstrators by soldiers at the #EndSARS protest at the Lekki Toll Gate, Lagos yesterday.
The PDP stated that the killing of peaceful protesters in Lekki and other parts of the country was condemnable.
“It is shocking that security agents and, in some cases, thugs, were reportedly deployed to end the lives of promising Nigerians. This, to say the least, is saddening,” the PDP stated.
It added, “Those responsible for the heinous murder of the innocent and harmless Nigerians must account for their nefarious acts.”
The party also called on the International Criminal Court (ICC) to bring all those responsible for the needless death of the young Nigerians to justice.
In an attempt to disperse protesters gathered at the Lekki Toll Gate, a group of soldiers fired live bullets at the demonstration.
The incident has sparked outrage within and outside the country, as various individuals and groups asked the Nigerian authorities to stop the further killing of unarmed citizens.
