Tag: Lekki Toll Gate
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#EndSARS: Lagos panel approves reopening of Lekki tollgate
The judicial panel created by the Lagos State government to probe the October 2020 Lekki shooting incident has approved the reopening of the Lekki tollgate. The nine-man panel returned the control of the tollgate to the Lekki Concession Company, the operators, on Saturday. TheNewsGuru recalls that LCC had earlier prayed the panel to allow it…
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Nigerian government covering up for ‘killers’ of 12 #EndSARS protesters at Lekki Toll Gate – Amnesty International
Amnesty International has accused the Nigerian government of covering up those responsible for the shooting of #EndSARS protesters at Alausa and Lekki Toll Gate in Lagos State in October 2020. The NGO made this allegations in a statement issued 100 days after the Lekki Toll Gate shooting stating that no fewer than 12 protesters died.…
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#EndSARS: No allegations against us over Lekki shooting – Army
The Nigerian Army did not appear at the Lagos State Judicial panel of inquiry into alleged shooting of EndSARS protesters at Lekki because it was petitioned. The Legal Team representing Nigerian Army at the panel said that the army was only summoned by the panel as part of their fact finding inquiry to unravel the…
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Lekki shootings: We would not have acted differently – Nigerian Army
The Nigerian Army has said that in hindsight, it will not have taken a different line of action if presented again with a scenario similar to the Oct. 20 shooting incident at the Lekki Tollgate. The Nigerian Army made the assertion on Saturday at the Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry for Restitution for Victims…
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BREAKING: Video shows Army sent seven trucks to Lekki toll gate
The Nigerian Army deployed no fewer than seven military trucks to the Lekki Tollgate on the evening of Oct. 20, the day unarmed #EndSARS protesters were allegedly shot by the military. This was revealed by CCTV footage of the incident which was played by the Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry for Restitution for Victims…
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CNN investigation captures moments Nigerian Army Shot #EndSARS Protesters at Lekki Toll Gate
An investigation by the Cable News Network (CNN) team has shed more light on the alleged killing of peaceful #EndSARS protesters at the Lekki Toll Plaza in Lagos last month by Nigerian authorities. On October 20, 2020, some soldiers opened fire on young Nigerians seeking an end to police brutality but the Lagos State government,…
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UPDATE: Our CCTV did not capture Lekki Toll gate shooting – LCC
The Lekki Concession Company (LCC) has said it’s Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras at the Lekki Toll Gate Plaza did not capture the shooting of October 20. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Managing Director of LCC, Abayomi Omamuwasan made this disclosure on Tuesday. He made the disclosure while appearing before the Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry set…
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BREAKING: LCC releases CCTV footage of Lekki toll gate shooting
The Lekki Concession Company (LCC) has released Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) footage of the Lekki Toll Gate shooting that occurred on October 20, 2020. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Managing Director of LCC, Abayomi Omamuwasan released the CCTV footage alongside other documents important for the prosecution of the shooting to the Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry on…
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BREAKING: Drama as judicial panel storms military hospital in Lagos
The Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry and Restitution for Victims of SARS Related Abuses & Lekki Toll Gate Incident on Friday visited the Military Hospital at Ikoyi. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports a mild drama ensued for about 30 minutes as soldiers at the hospital tried to deny the panel access to inspect the facility. One…
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#EndSARS: Bullet shell casings found at Lekki Tollgate during visit by Lagos Judicial Panel
Five bullet shell casings were seen by the Lagos Judicial Panel on Friday at the Lekki Tollgate Plaza, the scene of the alleged Oct. 20 shootings of #EndSARS protesters by officers of the Nigerian Army. The nine-man Judicial Panel headed by Justice Doris Okuwobi (Rtd) saw the bullet shell casings on Friday during a visit…