Loatsad Promomedia has released a statement to clear rumours accusing them of playing a role in the shooting of #EndSARS protesters at Lekki Toll gate on Tuesday evening.
The media company owned by Seyi Tinubu, son of Bola Ahmed Tinubu, a popular Lagos Politician revealed that they shut down their billboard at the toll gate based on orders from the state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu.
The Statement read in full:
“When we started in 2014, we had a plan to change the perception of African start-ups in the global space. We believed as Africans, we could create something great and we set out with a N4m loan from a bank and we started trading, going from door to door begging for work and relentlessly grew the business, employing and empowering over 200 Nigerians today directly and indirectly. We have supported many upcoming businesses, artists, people in need as giving back to our community has always been passion (all this can be verified).”
“All of our achievement thus far have come from hard work, sweat and determination of our workforce and everything Loatsad has been doing has been open, all taxes are remitted and payments to agencies and regulatory bodies have been timely, so we can be proud to say we are contributing to the growth of the industry and nation.”
“When the “EndSARS” and “say no to police brutality” protests started from day one we wholly supported the movement and used all our platforms to promote the messages (I believe the promoters can verify this information) as we believed in the course.”
“On Tuesday when the curfew was announced, we heeded the governor’s warnings and didn’t want to put any staff in danger, hence by 3pm our staff had been ordered to leave the site and the board was switched off based on the governor’s curfew request.”
“We had no idea what was going to happen and we feel the same anguish, pain and shock at the events that unfolded and our hearts and prayers go out to the victims and families of this ungodly act. We believe in this movement and that it was the start of the change our generation needed to move our country forward and we will continue to support the youths of this great nation.”
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source https://njay.com.ng/lekki-shooting-we-turned-off-lekki-billboard-on-governors-order-loatad-media/
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