All Progressives Congress chieftain, Bola Tinubu, says he will never be part of any carnage.<\/p>\n

Tinubu was reacting to Tuesday night attack which saw security forces open fire on #EndSARS protesters at the Lekki tollgate area of Lagos State.<\/p>\n

The former Lagos State governor spoke on Wednesday morning in a telephone interview with Channels Television monitored by The PUNCH.<\/p>\n

He condemned the action allegedly perpetrated by the Nigerian Army, saying, \u201cWhy will they use live bullets?<\/p>\n

\u201cI will never, never be part of any carnage. I will never be part of that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tinubu also denied having any investment in the Lekki Concession Company, the firm which manages the tollgate.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have no dime, no kobo investment in the tollgate,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Continuing, the APC chieftain said, \u201cWe are about 13 to 14 days into the protests now. Before now, I was being accused and reported to the Presidency that I was behind the protests, that I was a sponsor of the protests.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tinubu said he refuted the allegations and \u201cappealed to the youths\u201d and Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to respond to the demands of the protesters.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat was why he (Sanwo-Olu) set up the Judicial Commission of Inquiry. The governor has gone to the home of one of the victims to appeal to them.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe has put N200m together as part of restitution and compensation for those attacked.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tragedy struck when security operatives, in a bid to disperse #EndSARS protesters, reportedly opened fire on the teeming youths at the Lekki tollgate around 7pm on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Eyewitnesses claimed seven persons, mostly youths, died in the attack while about 30 injured victims are currently receiving treatments at different hospitals in the Lekki area<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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