Stop Inciting Violence On Social Media – Lagos Tells Residents

Lagos State Government has appealed to the residents, especially social media users to desist from inciting violence and spreading tension.
This is coming after an audio conversation of Governor Sanwo-Olu surfaced on the streets of Twitter ,which a headline which suggests that the Governor has a hand in the mass killing and massacre of the peaceful protesting Nigerian youths at Lekki Toll Gate on Tuesday.
In a statement released by the Gbenga Omotoso, the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, via the State’s official Twitter handle, the State noted that inciting videos are not what the land needs and at such should be stopped. “The attention of the Lagos State Government has been drawn to videos in social media and the online space, creating tension and encouraging ethnic conflicts. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has urged Lagosians to disregard the videos, which are the tools of anarchists, whose plan is to create hatred and divisiveness for which Lagos is not known.
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“Inciting videos of this nature are not what our land needs now, following the loss of lives and destruction that fake news, misinformation and unfounded rumours have triggered in our dear State in the last couple of days. The government appeals to Lagosians to disregard the calls of ethnic and religious jingoists as well as agents of destruction who are on a mission to destroy our State by pitching us against one another for yet to be ascertained reasons”, part of the statement reads. Photos Credit: Getty