Speaker of the House of Assembly, Honourable Femi Gbajabiamila, said there were casualties at the Lekki toll gate on Tuesday somewhat countering Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu.
Although Gbajabiamila did not state categorically that the casualties he was referring to meant that people died, he however noted the gunfire could have been avoided.
“Events in my home state Lagos, last night and up until this afternoon, have left my heart heavy and my spirit disturbed.
“It is unavoidably and painfully clear that there were a number of casualties as a result of gunfire at the Lekki Toll Gate,” he said on Twitter.
“Therefore, there needs to be a quick and thorough investigation to determine the facts of what happened last night in Lagos. Our nation urgently needs and the Nigerian people deserve an accounting of the acts that led to the events of last night.
“I urge for calm whilst we get a truer picture of events. In Lagos and everywhere else, too much blood has already been spilled in our country, let there be no more.
“May God bless and keep you all. And may God bless and keep our Federal Republic of Nigeria.
