Senator Shehu Sani has teased some former and present Nigerian senators following the violence that has greeted protests in Kenya.
Chaos erupted in Nairobi on Tuesday as youth-led demonstrations which had been largely peaceful turned violent, with crowds throwing stones at police, pushing past barricades, and entering the grounds of parliament. The incident left lawmakers scampering for safety.
Five demonstrators were shot dead and 31 wounded, several NGOs including Amnesty Kenya reported in a joint statement.
However, a source told AFP on Wednesday that the death toll had climbed to 13.
The protests have been fuelled by proposed tax hikes and the rising cost of living.
Kenya President William Ruto vowed to take a tough line against “violence and anarchy” and has since deployed the military to assist the police.
Reacting to the development in a Wednesday post on X, Sani said if such should happen in Nigeria he was sure former Senate President Bukola Saraki was fit to run but couldn’t say the same thing for Senators Ahmad Lawan and Godswill Akpabio.
He also teased that Senator Dino Melaye could climb a tree for safety but Senator Ben Murray-Bruce, known for organising beauty pageants, would be caught catwalking.
“When I watched the Kenyan Senators running, I know that Saraki is physically fitted to run but I’m not sure of Senators Lawan and Akpabio.
“Dino can jump and Climb tree but Ben Bruce can only do Catwalk,” Sani wrote playfully.
In another post, he said the protest in Kenya is a strong message to African leaders that “where patience ends, revolt begins”.
