MC Oluomo said he is in support of the protesters and cannot send anyone to attack them
The chairman of the Lagos State chapter of the National Union of the Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Musiliu Akinsanya, popularly known as MC Oluomo, and the Speaker of the Lagos state House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, have denied sponsoring the attack against protesters in the early hours of Thursday.
Protesters were attacked by armed hoodlums in the early hours of Thursday. They were attacked near the Lagos State House of Assembly. Several protesters were attacked with clubs and knives.
The union leader said: “I was surprised when my aides brought it to my attention what people were tweeting on the issue.
“I couldn’t have been involved in such act because I support the quest to reform the police force. How will I do such when my brothers and sisters are among the protesters?”
According to him, no sane member of the union will join people to attack the protesters because it is for the good of everybody.
Governor Babajide strongly condemned the attack.
In a video posted on his twitter handle, MC OLuomo denied collecting any money from anyone to sponsor thugs to the protests.
Speaking largely in his indigenous language, MC Oluomo said he was in support of the protesters and cannot send anyone to attack them.
He said: “Today being the anniversary of my first year in office, I deliberately cancelled the idea of celebration due to the situation in the country and to lend my support to the protest.
“I don’t know anybody at all, I don’t collect money from anybody. Why? My sisters and brothers are among the protesters. I didn’t send anybody,” he said in the video.
“As a good citizen who abhors anything violence, I wonder how people will link me with the violence that took place in Alausa.
“I always warn my people not to involve in violence and whoever does, I will personally hand over the person to the security agency.
“I didn’t send anyone to disrupt or attack the #EndSARS protesters. We all want the police force to be reformed. We all want better welfare for our police officers.
“We all want our police officers to stand shoulder to shoulder with their counterparts in any part of the world. This will definitely translate to security of lives of our people in the country.”
He warned members of the union to avoid any act capable of tarnishing the image of the NURTW.
The speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mr Obasa, also denied sponsoring the attack.
