Governor SANWO-OLU suspends media aide AJETUNMOBI over a tweet he made.

Tuesday, November 26, 2024 -Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has suspended his Senior Special Assistant on Print Media, Wale Ajetunmobi over a tweet he made. 

Ajetunmobi took to X days ago to claim that some arsonists who torched the Television Continental (TVC) head office in Lagos during the #EndSARS protest in 2020 were “hunted and executed.” 

Recall that there were allegations of extra-judicial killings during the protest. 

The Lagos State Judicial Panel on #EndSARS and police brutality had indicted Sanwo-Olu in the brutal intervention of the Nigerian Army at Lekki Toll Gate on October 20. 

However, the state government rejected the report indicting Sanwo-Olu and the Nigerian Army. 

Four years after the incident, Ajetunmobi, said on X that the majority of the arsonists who burnt TVC head office have been “hunted and executed.” 

“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: 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,” he wrote. 

When a user asked Ajetunmobi to clarify his post on the alleged extra-judicial killings, he responded: “Lol… you want to create a narrative in your head. What is extrajudicial killing here? Some of the people were chased by soldiers and exchange of fire occurred. Then arsonists were overpowered and killed in the process. Others ran away. Is that an extra-judicial killing to you?” 

His posts were soon deleted but screenshots were taken and Nigerians asked him to explain. 

Sanwo-Olu has now announced the suspension of Ajetunmobi as his media aide for “misinterpreting fact.” 

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

“That is not who we are. That is not our way,” Gboyega Akosile, Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, said on Tuesday, Nov. 26, in a statement announcing Ajetunmobi’s suspension.