{"id":76554,"date":"2020-10-26T15:47:16","date_gmt":"2020-10-26T14:47:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=76554"},"modified":"2020-10-26T15:47:16","modified_gmt":"2020-10-26T14:47:16","slug":"lekki-tollgate-killings-have-complicated-matters-for-me-tinubu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/lekki-tollgate-killings-have-complicated-matters-for-me-tinubu\/","title":{"rendered":"Lekki tollgate killings have complicated matters for me \u2013 Tinubu"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"auto\">Bola Tinubu, has said the #EndSARS protest, and its fallout, including the shooting of the peaceful protesters at the Lekki tollgate by soldiers, has \u201ccomplicated matters\u201d for him.<\/p>\n<p>Tinubu lamented that he was first accused of sponsoring the #EndSARS protest, then later accused of sending soldiers to shoot at the protesters at the Lekki tollgate on Tuesday night to disperse them.<\/p>\n<p>He said his political enemies falsely claimed that he sent soldiers to the tollgate because he has financial interest in the tollgate and he was losing revenue due to the prolonged protest.<\/p>\n<p>He, however, described the claims as \u201ccomplete and terrible lie,\u201d saying they were being sponsored by his political enemies to pit him against the state and the Federal Government.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bola Tinubu, has said the #EndSARS protest, and its fallout, including the shooting of the peaceful protesters at the Lekki tollgate by soldiers, has \u201ccomplicated matters\u201d for him. 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