Lekki Massacre: Hillary Clinton calls on Buhari, Nigeria army to stop killing unarmed protesters

Former US Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has asked President Buhari and the Nigeria Army to stop killing unarmed #EndSARS protesters at lekki toll gate and all over Nigeria.

There were reports of massive shooting by security agents at protesters on Tuesday evening at the Lekki Toll Gate.

The shooting led to the death of several people as many were also injured.

Security operatives had stormed the scene of the protest after the Lagos Government announced a 24-hour curfew and opened fire, with the intent to kill many people.

As many turned up to social media to share the Live video clips of the tragic incident, many people could be seen with various degrees of injuries. The scale of the damage could not be ascertained.

The Nigeria Army has taken to Twitter to claim that the events of last night was fake news, despite there being evidence of soldiers actively shooting at the Lekki Toll Plaza.

Reacting to the sad and tragic turn of events, Former US Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, urged the Nigerian president and the army to stop killing innocent and unarmed protesters. She wrote;

I’m calling on @mbuhari and the @hqnigerianarmy to stop killing young #EndSARS protesters. #StopNigeriaGovernment

— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) October 20, 2020

The Tweet has gotten over 196k retweets as at the time of filling this report, as Nigerians took to the comment section to share images and videos from the massacre.