Lekki shootings: US reaffirms visa ban policy for anti-democratic forces

l set up by the Lagos State Government to probe the Lekki killings is set to begin investigation into the incident on Monday.

The email enquiry read, “With regard to the shootings at the Lekki toll plaza in Lagos and attack on protesters in various parts of the country, will the United States Government be considering a visa ban on persons found wanting in the last few weeks?” Although the Nigerian Army had denied deploying soldiers to the scene, the US officials demanded that the soldiers behind the shootings be brought to justice.

The statement read in part, “Counsellor T. Ulrich Brechbühl met with Nigerian Vice President Yemi Osinbajo today in Abuja, Nigeria as part of a previously scheduled delegation, which included Assistant Secretary Robert Destro and Assistant Secretary Denise Natali, to raise US concerns about ongoing violence in Nigeria, human rights, religious freedom, and trafficking in persons, and to hear from senior Nigerian government officials how they are addressing those issues.

International Criminal Court Prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda, had also acknowledged receipts of complaints over the incident. A former Provost Marshal of the Nigerian Army, Major General Ikpomwen Idada , faulted the deployment of military men to disperse the protesters, noting that the President should have addressed Nigerians much earlier to douse the tension.

“Those who are responsible for it should be disciplined. The army denying that it happened makes it necessary for proper and thorough investigation to be done. Everything points to the fact that those who did the shooting were soldiers.” On his part, a former Chairman of the Nigerian chapter of Transparency International, Major General Ishola Williams , condemned the shootings.

Meanwhile, Sanwo-Olu said during a live broadcast on Friday that the seven-member Judicial Panel of Enquiry and Restitution for victims of SARS-related abuses in the state would also investigate the Lekki killings and would resume sitting on Monday. In a statement on Friday tagged ‘Dark Tuesday,’ over 30 human rights groups in West Africa asked the Banjul, The Gambia-based African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights to investigate and make recommendations on the alleged killings.

Protests still going on Abroad and am scared these people may deploy SARS or unknown Soldiers to them. Don’t reply if sarcasm gives you tough thinking time

US e go better for una oooo

What about celebrities and SM influencers who incited the public. They should be included too.

jef_999 Welcome development

Pls include the senator that talked about using forceful means to chase the genuine protesters from the streets

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Amani_Art It’s not about reaffirming but updating the list again as it stands

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shawna_kayz Make Una follow me biko I go follow back na beg I dey beg o I don tire for Facebook

God bless America

What is US please?

tobi_loba20 Nice one EndSARS

Please leave Nigerians to create that list of the anti-democratic forces, at least if the US is not lying around this time to us again

SheundamMedia Good..we will all stay in these country.

US, una well done!

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Don't watch this, and laugh alone. It's very funny. See what this poor boy got himself in.

Miss_Veraaa Wonderful

We die here! No peace for the wicked!

They need to ban all the politicians in this country. They are wicked and evil. EndBadGovernanceinNIGERIA EndSARS

Extende the bans to their children and immediate family members, All politicians, security chiefs. Thanks

Please include their entire families as well

This one sweet me EndSARS

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kikimordi Protests are going on in Milano centrale in Italy right now...Na Moral,Love and Encouragement we need now....Abeg my Broda&Sista❤ make Una nor give up...Bcos we wen dey outside naija🇳🇬,still dey the Mata. EndSars Endcorruption MassBurialForAllOurCorruptLeaders⚰

SAMKLEF Ibadan express way is a dead trap for people coming from Abj to Lagos hoodlums are attacking buses & passengers carting away their loggages and valuable with a deadly weapon, retweet to save ppls life, many people have been attacked!! That root is a trap🙏😭

Dear USinNigeria EUinNigeria & UKinNigeria all 36 State governors should be banned. Including MBuhari & ProfOsinbajo and all those in Govt. They are all undemocratic. Kindly start with jidesanwoolu. They are Nigeria's problem. Include their families too

Not just them to their entire family members.

DreyQuave Who are the anti democratic forces

thisis_spaceboy This is what I've been expecting, but unfortunately Trump is president so it'll be implemented slower than normal

MBuhari , ProfOsinbajo and jidesanwoolu must be the first to be banned

What does this mean? Can someone please explain the implications?

Who cares for the death of a rat?.. only the cat

Thank you USA EndSARS EndPoliceBrutalityinNigeria EndBadGoveranceInNigeriaNow LekkiGenocide LekkitollgateMassacre

deariedupsy If only we compound a constitution that all past and current Nigerian Public office holders are banned from seeking: -Medical -Educational -Business -Investments -Accommodation Abroad, they will have no option but to develop the pinnacle of all black community nation Nigeria.

kikimordi Ifb

kikimordi US will use two whole years to be warning people...

kikimordi Loud it !!!!!!! If this is true oooo!!!! Someone has to start paying real fast

I hope all our leaders are banned from entering into another country at the moment..until all coast are cleared ,normalcy n peace restored ,aftermath,they can disappear and never return anymore . EndSARS Endbadgovernance EndPoliceBrutalityinNigera ReformNigeria

The US should keep their stupid visa, we will rebuild Nigeria ourselves. I believe we the youths can make Nigeria greater. All Nigerian youth need to be ready for 2023 elections.

USinNigeria thank you 🙏🙌🏾

Henceforth no more visa for Nigeria politicians plus the president and vice president until the names of the people that killed the lekki toll plaza protesters are brought to book.Endsars

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Our next EndSars battle is to educate the Street Youths. Share educative materials among every street youth around you. We can't win this liberation without them. They are tools in the hands of the wicked. EndSARS MobilizeYouthsInYourHood

ademola_david EndSARS

What of the United Kingdom? How are they helping us checkmate this politicians?

BuhariResignNow

This Visa ban should start from Buhari to FemAdesina , Brutai, and all minister in Buhari's administration, including Jide Sanwoolu and the entire Tinubu family. EndSARS LekkiMassacre lekkigenocide Lekkitollgate

You’ve to extend these bans to family members and known associates and seize assets (cash and property) that’s the only time it’ll be effective.

Build ur country..Lazy youths! We value ballots not propaganda

EndBadGovernanceInNigeriaNow EndBadGovernanceInNigeriaNow EndBadGovernanceInNigeriaNow EndBadGovernanceInNigeriaNow EndBadGovernanceInNigeriaNow Even if we can't go out let's keep the hashtags rolling on the internet for for the sake of those innocent bloods lost.😭 RT

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Thank you USA!!.Common people we always win in the physical ,now let's hammer them in the spiritual oh Lord deliver us EndBadGoveranceInNigeria

Wow

Good!!

Please UN should ban them and their families so that they will not be allowed to enter any country

YomYom_ Lovely

Please if I may ask. If u are waiting for United nations to intervene after 30 days of protest, u are on your own. The united nations should first confirm to us if this is buhari or an imposter. Then we will know if truely they are for us or against us.

pls make it effective

No law enforcement, senator, or government officials should be granted Visa to the US. They must stay back and fix this country

I follow back

can the US include their children and relations too? And if they are out there already, they should be sent back to Nigeria.

Great news ✊🏾👏

Good impose it

Thank you USA. God bless you. Wish you victory in the next election in Jesus name. realDonaldTrump

ayo_realtor State sponsored massacre

Thanks US endsars

Finally, our efforts weren't in vain

USA should come and colonize us for two years now please

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How I wish it doesn't stop from US alone, how about the other countries they usually fly to ? They should help us to reject them so they can stay here and do the needful till we triumph over them.

laykonpizzle101 When they told us we had advantage, we didn't understand but now I know we do. And that advantage is Social media.

I will be very happy if they can ban all the senators and the commissioners and their family to stop traveling abroad till Nigeria is settle and give everyone their entitlement. We are a citizen of this country so we need to be benefiting from our government

Good one .

Ok

Good.

Good...please wen will u need the list America.. We have them already

Thank you lord.. more wins .. victory is sure

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I think it’s a good move. it says” The United States Government may impose a visa restriction on persons found culpable in the shooting of unarmed EndSARS protesters at the Lekki Toll Plaza in Lagos on Tuesday.

Nice move

kadetXx Wow!!!

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Nah UK I want make them ban Buhari, no more medical vacation. Make him go China, make them use am do experiment

I hope this news becomes real

kadetXx EndSARS

End SARS protesters defeated their opponents in this regard.

I think that would be a nice idea that not only US but all the countries abroad should.

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This is good news.. It should start from our government and their families. Those with the visa should have their visa revoked.

i hope the US know who controls the military?

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