The Lagos State Judicial panel on Friday found five bullet shell casings at the scene of the alleged Oct. 20 shootings of #EndSARS protesters by officers of the Nigerian Army.
This is coming as both the Nigeria Army and the Police have rejected Amnesty’s allegation of shooting at the Lekki tollgate.
The nine-man Judicial Panel headed by Justice Doris Okuwobi (Rtd) set up to investigate accusations of police brutality visited the site as part of their investigation to unravel the truth.
They were shown round the facilities by the Managing Director of the Lekki Concession Company (LCC) who said that despite rumours of their removal, CCTV cameras are mounted in position.
He, however, noted that though the footage of the happenings of October 20 had been captured by the CCTV, it is currently not working due to damage caused by hoodlums during the destruction on October 21.
The Nigerian army has finally spoken on the incident that happened at the Lekki Tollgate in Lagos, admitting that its men were at the venue but denied soldiers shot at the #EndSARS protesters last Tuesday. In a statement released on Tuesday by the Acting Deputy Director, 81 Division Army Public…
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, yesterday said the CCTV footage at the Lekki Toll Gate would be available for the State Judicial Panel of Enquiry to review as part of the investigation into the Lekki Toll Gate shootings. Speaking during an interview session with a CNN journalist, Becky Anderson's…
The Federal Government has stated that CNN deserves to be sanctioned over its report on the alleged shooting of #EndSARS protesters by soldiers at the Lekki toll gate on Tuesday, October 20, 2020. The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed on Thursday, during a briefing on the aftermath of…
