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“We got Orders From the Chief of Army Staff for Lekki Shooting”-Brig. Gen. Ahmed Taiwo

Abiodun A. — Sun, 15 Nov 2020 21:01:04 +0000

The Commander of 81 Military Intelligence Brigade, Victoria Island, Brig. Gen. Ahmed Taiwo, on Saturday, November 14, blamed the Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen.Tukur Buratai, as the person who ordered the deployment of soldiers undergoing training at military schools in Lagos to the Lekki Toll Gate. This revelation comes as events emerged over what led [...]

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Finally Lagos Judicial Panel View Lekki Shooting Footage

Abiodun A. — Fri, 06 Nov 2020 20:22:16 +0000

The Judicial Panel set up by the Lagos State Government to probe alleged cases of police brutality in the state played back the closed-circuit TV footage from the October 20 Lekki shooting at its meeting on Friday. The panel had obtained the footage of the incident from the Lekki Concession Company (LCC) at its last [...]

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Amnesty International Request Prompt Justice for Persons Involved in Lekki Shooting

Abiodun A. — Wed, 28 Oct 2020 21:05:37 +0000

Human rights group, Amnesty International has asked the Federal Government not to cover up the shooting at the Lekki Toll Gate during the #EndSARS protests but rather bring to justice those involved. In its latest report published on Wednesday, the rights group released details of the timeline of events from when the protests started on [...]

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Who Ordered Lekki Shooting? — Tinubu Questions Governor Sanwo-Olu

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Mon, 26 Oct 2020 09:48:07 +0000

The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has reacted to the shooting of Nigerian youths at Lekki Tollgate. It was alleged that some men in army uniform shot innocent youths protesting against police brutality, extra judicial killings, maltreatment and of course an end to the Special Anti Robbery Squad, popularly [...]

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Lekki Massacre: No Nation Wins Its People — Goodluck Jonathan

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Sat, 24 Oct 2020 09:00:12 +0000

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has condemned the massacre of End SARS protesters by the military men at Lekki Toll Gate in Lagos on Tuesday. The former president in a statement released on Friday, also called for peace, adding that no nation wins against its people. He further said that the use of deadly force against [...]

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No Governor Regulates Engagement Of Army — Governor Sanwo-Olu

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Wed, 21 Oct 2020 16:30:06 +0000

The Governor of Lagos State, H.E Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has publicly announced that “no Governor controls the rules of engagement of the Army.” Sanwo-Olu stated this in a statement posted on his verified Twitter feed on Wednesday morning. It comes a day after several protesters were killed and injured at the Lekki toll gate, by men [...]

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Obasanjo Urges Buhari To Act Fast, Condemns Government Denial Over Lekki Shootings

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Wed, 21 Oct 2020 15:38:36 +0000

The former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has advised President Muhammadu Buhari to take quick actions on the unrest in different parts of the nation. The former Nigerian president, in a statement on Wednesday, said Buhari “must act now before it is too late”. “This time demands leadership and mature leadership as such”, he noted. In addition, [...]

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