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…
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Lekki Shooting: Lagos Government Invited Us But We Didn’t Shoot Protesters – Army
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 Relations, Major Osoba Olaniyi, the…
Sanwo-Olu: Judicial Panel of Inquiry Will Get CCTV Footage
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 “Connect the World” on Monday,…
Lekki Shooting: I Became The Most Available Scapegoat—Tinubu
National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Bola Tinubu, has revealed that he did not have anything to do with the killing of unarmed protesters in Lekki but became the most available scapegoat as people sought to hold someone accountable. Tinubu, on Sunday night, maintained that he did not order the deployment of soldiers…