#EndSARS: Sanwo-Olu Suspends Aide Over Comment On Social Media

The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has suspended his Senior Special Assistant on Print Media, Wale Ajetunmobi, over his comment on social media that those who burnt Television Continental, TVC, in 2020 during the #EndSARS protest had been “hunted down and executed”.

The Special Adviser to the Governor on Media and Publicity, Gboyega Akosile, made this known in a statement on Tuesday.

According to the statement, Ajetunmobi’s suspension follows the misrepresentation of facts on his personal X account regarding a past incident. The statement adds, 

“The Governor wishes to state categorically that his administration frowns at any form of extra-judicial punishment and will not be a part of any such action. 

“That is not who we are. 

“That is not our way.”

Ajetunmobi had in the post said: “The full story of people who burnt down TVC in 2020 will be told one day, with gory clips and images. 

“One thing to note: the majority of them have been hunted down and executed.

“One of them, a young boy trading in cooking gas around Ketu, was found with AK-47 at the site. 

“Even his neighbours were shocked. 

“But the full gist is better saved for later.”

When asked by an X user: @hamoye4real, to clarify his post on the “extra-judicial killings, Ajetunmobi said: “Lol… you want to create a narrative in your head. 

“What is extrajudicial killing here? 

“Some of the people were chased by soldiers and an exchange of fire occurred. 

“Then arsonists were overpowered and killed in the process. 

“Others ran away. 

“Is that an extra-judicial killing to you?”

Ajetunmobi shortly after this deleted the post and reactions to them.

But not before the story went viral.

He then reacted to the publication of the story by PREMIUM TIMES, which tried reaching him for clarification: “My only and final response to this misrepresentation.

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“This excerpt was quoted out of context and there were a series of comments made under the same post, which better explained what was intended. 

“Like I did further explained under the said tweet, no extra-judicial killing was insinuated. 

“The word ‘executed’ was erroneously used and not intended in the context of that casual conversation. 

“What was written in the entire conversation reflected personal opinion, and not the position of any authority or the entity in which I work. 

“The post and other comments had been taken down, even before this publication.”

The Eagle Online