Veteran Nollywood actress, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde has come under fire after a tweet that appears she doubts if protesters were killed during the 20th October Lekki toll gate shooting.
In a now-deleted tweet, the actress encouraged family members of those who died during the Lekki tollgate incident to come out.
“If people died during the Lekki Toll Assault. Let their people speak out please and if there were No deaths then enough with the sensationalization because it does not remove from the crime that happened. PEACEFUL PROTESTERS WERE ATTACKED. WHY? BY WHOM! # EndimpunityinNigeria”. She tweeted
Her fans were quick to express their displeasure in the actress’ tweet. Furthermore, they stated that the tweet insinuated that protesters did not die at the Lekki toll gate.
See reactions below
Why would you even tweet this kind of words @Realomosexy like their deaths was framed up…And you want their family to speak up to who?
— #EndSARS Represents #EndInjusticeInNigeria (@Fakia_large) October 23, 2020
Remove the “if” . https://t.co/FezOqGyNLA
— 💕Alhaja Bad Beesh 💕 (@Xaneey22) October 23, 2020
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Exactly. D “if” word ws wrongly used. Dat particular phrase culd have been better composed. No 1 wuld ave read another meaning 2 her tweet should she have made it free of “probability”. D interpretation an ordinary person would give is “if no family came out, nobody really died”.
— Adenike Ajanaku💡 (@Nickiblac_) October 23, 2020
Why try to defend her, she has a doctorate degree she is not stupid and she knew what she was doing @Realomosexy
— next generation (@chroniclematth2) October 23, 2020
Meanwhile, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde has issued an apology stating that she does not doubt that people died at Lekki toll gate. In conclusion, she wants the youths to be focused and not feel leaving the country is the best option.
I hope you know I don’t doubt people died ! I hope you understand that we need to collate these now and not continue with the I’m dissapointed I’m leaving talks. Get Angry again. We Can’t stop. #EndImpunityinNigeria #EndPoliceBrutalityinNigeraNOW #EndBadGovernmentinNIGERIA
— Dr Omotola .j. Ekeinde , MFR (@Realomosexy) October 23, 2020
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