The Lagos State governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has canceled a planned peace walk in honour of victims of the EndSARS protest.
In October 2020, millions of Nigerian youth within and outside the country protested against police brutality.
The governor had planned the protest to hold in December but has now canceled it due to the rise in the Omicron variant of COVID19 in Lagos state.
Governor Sanwoolu said in a statement: ”Between Tuesday 30, November 2021 that I made my address and now, we have seen a significant rise in cases associated with the Omicron variant of this pandemic.
”Given this development, I am constrained to stand down all preparations for the Walk for Peace. I will not endanger the life of any Lagosian in my sincere search for peace. I am overwhelmed by the outpouring of support the initiative received from far and near. The deluge of support is, however, indicative of one thing: our people know the strategic place of peace to our quest for development,” the governor said.
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