In a related development, a former democratic presidential candidate in the United States, Hillary Clintton, on Tuesday called the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd), and the Nigerian Army to stop killing the young #EndSARS protesters.
Clinton, a former American senator and First Lady, made this call in a tweet via her verified twitter handle, @HillaryClinton, few hours after soldiers opened fire on the young peaceful protesters calling for an end to police brutality and reform of the police at the Lekki toll gate in Lagos.
Many were said have been killed and others injured in the attack.
Cliton’s tweet posted at 11.11pm Nigerian time on Monday received over 78,000 retweets within 35 minutes of being posted.
“I’m calling on @mbuhari and the @hqnigerianarmy to stop killing young #EndSARS protesters. #StopNigeriaGovernment,” the tweet read.
