A former lawmaker, Shehu Sani, has said that the spirits of the murdered EndSARS protesters of 2020 and the members of the Islamic Movement in 2015 will continue to haunt Nigeria until justice is done.
POLITICS NIGERIA reports that in a statement via his verified Twitter handle on Monday, Sani claimed that the killing of the 103 EndSARS protesters in Lagos was one of the hidden atrocities of former President Muhammadu Buhari’s era.
He also claimed that members of the Islamic Movement were massacred in Zaria on the orders of the military and were publicly supported by the former Governor of Kaduna State.
Sani wrote, “In 2015, over a thousand members of the Islamic Movement were massacred in Zaria on the orders of the then military COAS and publicly supported by the then Governor of Kaduna State.
“The general public were encouraged through hateful propaganda to march and dance on the corpses of the victims and search for anything valuable in their pockets.
“The bullet riddled and charred remains of the victims including women and children were reportedly buried in mass graves in Kaduna state. Their offence was simply that they ‘blocked the road against the Army chief.
“The killing of the 103 EndSARS protesters in Lagos is one of the hidden atrocities of the Buhari era. The spirits of those murdered whether for ‘blocking’ the road in Zaria or ‘blocking’ the Lekki gate will continue to haunt this country and hang over its skies until justice is done.“
Sani’s statement comes as the country continues to grapple with the aftermath of the 2020 #EndSARS protests, which were met with a violent crackdown by security forces.
The protests were sparked by widespread anger over police brutality and led to the disbandment of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS).
However, many Nigerians believe that the government has not done enough to address the root causes of police brutality.
