On the 21st of October I asked these questions in my tweet below. I was convinced that it was impossible for the Nigeria Military who had conducted themselves with all sense of responsibility since the protests began; to turn around and behave like wild
Packs of hyenas. I suspected a fifth column. The @HQNigerianArmy is not telling the truth about Lekki and I suspect why. National Security and classified information. The truth is @jidesanwoolu and the @HQNigerianArmy know exactly what they were/are dealing with. It is not pretty
The road to Lekki started in Ughelli where the man in the picture was arrested by Operation Delta Safe. The entire scene was like something from Nollywood. The guy and others drove a Lexus SUV unmarked, unlicenced. They took off when they saw the police vehicle. The police gave
Chase seeing the sudden and suspicious action of the occupants in the SUV. They overtook and cornered the men and arrested them. As far as the police was concerned an unlicensed SUV with occupants with no ID was a red flag. As they took them away this guy jumped. At the spot
Someone was recording the incidence and shared it on social media. He said the Man was shot and was dead. He deliberately used the word SARS and alleged that the unlicensed SUV has been taken away. The video went viral. The truth is the man jumped. The police stopped to pick
Him but a mob descended on them. They left WITH THE SUV AND THE other occupants of the SUV. It was reported as SARS "stealing" the man's unlicensed SUV and the video guy followed the police and SUV in hot pursuit. The man did not die, was never shot and it was not SARS.
It was staged. @fkeyamo updated the entire nation and asked that the police release the man behind the video. Keyamo (SAN) said he was doing his duty. He had no idea what was coming. Delta boiled. One protestor and one police officer were killed while another sustained life
threatening injuries during the protest in Ughelli. Simultaneously protests started in Abuja then Lagos.Curiously the #EndSARS was first used in December 2017 by @Itiroro. It was quiet until the staged performance in Ughelli & the lies that SARS shot a man dead. #EndSARS trended
Minutes after the lie and by Friday 9th October 2020 it went global. Then towns and cities saw young people angered by the lie protest. #jimohisiaq was shot and killed in the sleepy town of Ògbómọ̀ṣó. @MBuhari made a statewide broadcast on the 12th assuring Nigerians that
The rouge and dreaded Unit was gone. He also said they had a right to protest peacefully. #jimohisiaq death led to violence and more deaths and more anger in the country. The curious thing about Jimoh was that he was no where near the protesters or the police. He was said to be
Struck by a stray bullet from @PoliceNG who were trying to stop the brewing mayhem in Ògbómọ̀ṣó. Jimoh's death achieved the goal. All hell broke loose across Nigeria. The number of the protesters grew exponentially and there were pockets of unrest in Oyo, Edo and Delta.Aside
From these, the protests were largely peaceful in Lagos and Abuja. The IGP addressed the nation and assured that the reforms will be followed through this time. While he was addressing the nation, his men were teargassing the Abuja protesters fueling the suspicions of youths
That it will be business as usual. This triggered more anger so much so that people flew in from all over to support the Abuja protesters. It was expected and used to full effect. In Lagos celebrities and religious leaders were reveling in the new found power. Beneath all the
Carnival atmosphere, something sinister was brewing. The minds behind the protests kept fueling the protests with lies. See picture. Later respected broadcaster, Publisher and Entrepreneur @BettyIrabor debunked the story. It was too late. The story had achieved its aim. Names of
Police officers were indicted and bounties placed on their heads. Unrest broke out in Awka were there were attempts to breech the police station by the irate mob fueled by lies and half truths. The big bang was to come days later.
@jidesanwoolu joined the protest and set the tone
For most governors even the eccentric @GovWike. The Lagos state Governor shuttled between Abuja & Lagos to show that the Nigeria Government was indeed sincere and to earn the trust of the protesting youth.There has been allegations and videos of govt sponsored thugs used against
The protesters. It was imperative that everyone was on the same page. @NGRPresident accepted all the #5for5 and assured the #EndSARS protesters that reforms will be thorough this time. @MBuhari made a second broadcast urging state governments to set up judicial panel of inquiry
as part of the #5for5. The youths stuck to their guns(All pun intended). The demand moved to #7for7 and #EndBadGovernmentinNIGERIA then #buharimustgo the real colors were beginning to show. @jidesanwoolu was the first governor to set up a credible panel and asked that the youth
send representation. They refused. While waiting and still appealing, pockets of violence&death was recorded in parts of the country. Policemen were attacked and eventually in Orílé in Lagos one was killed. The protest took a fatal turn. The Lagos State Governor declared
A 24 hour curfew. Initially starting at 4:00pm later moved to 9:00pm. What happened thereafter led to my tweet of oct 21st. The facts are just beginning to emerge but something very sinister went down on the 20th. Prior to the curfew there has been posts on Twitter about the
@HQNigerianArmy not shooting at peaceful protesters with the Green White Green. These posts were consistently asking the protesters to come to the protest grounds with the National flag. Even @BankyW was carried away when he tried to organize a green white green aṣo-ebí Protest
He was inadvertently playing into the hands of the minds behind the protest. The call for the flag & the story about the army grew louder as 20-10-20 approached. It was another lie and a preparation for what was to come.
1.The @HQNigerianArmy has no business with protest at all
2. It is the job of the police to handle civil disobedience
3. Unless they are ordered by the C-in-C and for situations where the @PoliceNG and other paramilitary agencies have been overwhelmed and there is clearly anarchy.
The minds behind the protest made sure of this.
First was Ughelli, then Jimoh Isaq, then the Policemen in OrÍlé and Muṣin. It didn't get the desired result. Then the final part of the script was played the evening of the 20th. My good friend @DavidHundeyin who is in exile because of these lies exposed the fiber cuts that
Happened at several locations in Lagos to slow down or completely shut down internet access. newswirengr.com/2020/11/12/las… it was a prelude to what was to come.
The Governor had to call a curfew and inadvertently became part of the predetermined anarchy that bought Lagos on its
knees. What the minds behind the protest didn't account for was the Governor shifting the curfew from 1600Hrs to 2100Hrs. The military was informed. At 1910 hours some elements in Military Uniforms shot in the air at the Lekki toll gate. The 65 Battalion, Bonny Camp, VI, Lagos
Mobilized quickly after been alerted to the incidence at the Toll gate. The scene was pure anarchy. Not a single man from the @HQNigerianArmy was assigned to the scene. They knew the curfew was 2100Hrs and their madate was not just Lekki but Lagos. Infact there mission was secure
Lagos. The fifth columnist didn't get the 2100Hrs memo. They, like most people not in the chain of command got the 1600Hrs memo. That was a major misstep. By the time the Maroko @PoliceNG got there and the 65 Battalion, Bonny Camp, Mobilized the elements had disappeared.
The #LekkiMassacre went viral and Lagos burned for almost a week. On the 21st the first sign that the entire #EndSARS was orchestrated showed up when @MaziNnamdiKanu made the now infamous Broadcast with regular call ins by his men on ground. The aim was kill Jagaban, burn Lagos!
Events are still unfolding. I hope @HQNigerianArmy the DSS get to the bottom of this and quickly too. The next stage is coming. They are not giving up.

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