Claim That #EndSARS Protests Hijacked, An Indictment, Lagos & Nigerians Deserve Justice On Burnt Court House — Jiti Ogunye

A Legal Practitioner, Mr. Jiti Ogunye has stated that Nigerians deserve justice regarding the Lagos High Court that was burnt down by hoodlums, noting that the culprits deserve to be prosecuted.

In addition, he said the claims that the nationwide #EndSARS protest was hijacked by hoodlums is an indictment on the part of the organizers.

“I am a lawyer; I have never recovered from the idea that an iconic building like that Lagos State High Court has been burnt. I was in Philadelphia in 1997, we went to the hall where the declaration of independence was made and then the bell that was rung when that declaration was made, they call it Freedom Bell, we saw it. We are talking about almost 250 years ago and this court building that is less than 100 years old, which was still the strongest court building in Lagos, you went there and burnt it down. I have not recovered”, he said.

Also, he described as unfounded allegations that #EndSARS protesters are being profiled by the Federal Government through the recent actions of the Central Bank of Nigeria.

Meanwhile, he called for an investigation into the Lagos High Court burnt down on 21st day of October, 2020 by hoodlums and possible prosecution, whether they’re part of the protesters or not.

“I believe that Lagos State and Nigerians deserve justice regarding that carnage. So, if investigation yields those who committed such offences, arrest them, whether they call themselves #EndSARS protesters, arrest and prosecute them.”

“We had an #EndSARS protest that generated a wide range of reactions. And I believe that even those who organised the protest, in retrospection, will look at certain things. It does no dignity to your sense of organisation for you to even admit that what you organised, somebody else hijacked it. The question then will be: Didn’t you foresee that possibility?”, he added.