Nollywood actress Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde has apologised for her tweet about victims of Lekki toll gate shooting.
In the now-deleted tweet, Omotola had said, “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.”
Some Twitter users attacked her for using the word “if” as it might imply nobody died.
The mother of four in another tweet apologised for her comments, saying: “I’m deleting that tweet so it’s not used wrongly. Apologies as it’s been misunderstood. Sorry about the use of ‘if’.
“Please don’t distrust Everyone there are steadfast people. Know them. We move #endimpunityinNigeria #Endpolicebrutality #EndBadGoveranceInNigeria.”
“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 disappointed I’m leaving talks…,” she added.
According to videos seen, men in military uniform shot at protesters on Tuesday night at Lekki toll gate, Lagos. The casualty figure remains unclear.
