Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria, has suspended Wale Ajetunmobi, his Senior Special Assistant on Print Media.
Gatekeepers News reports that Ajetunmobi, in a now deleted post published via X on November 23, said majority of those who burnt Television Continental (TVC) in 2020 were “hunted down 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,” he wrote on X with his handle @Riddwane
“One of them, a young boy trading in cooking gas around Ketu, was found with an AK-47 at the site. Even his neighbours were shocked. But the full gist is better saved for later.”
X user @hamoye4real had asked Ajetunmobi to clarify the nature of the killing he was referencing.
“What do you mean by ‘hunted down and executed’?Are you in the know of extra-judicial killings?,” the X user asked.
Ajetunmobi replied with: “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?”
Reacting in a statement on Tuesday, Gboyega Akosile, media aide to Sanwo-Olu, said the state government frowns at extra-judicial punishment and will never toe that line.
“Mr. Ajetunmobi’s suspension comes on the heels of the misrepresentation of facts on his personal ‘X’ account on a past incident,” the statement reads.
“The Governor wishes to state categorically that his administration frowns at any form of extra judicial punishment and will not be a part of any such action.
“That is not who we are. That is not our way.”
