The Nigerian Government has continued to deny that it shot into the crowd of peaceful #EndSARS protesters even as evidence continues to mount. In a broadcast, the international media house, Cable News Network (CNN) showed footages and evidence that the Nigerian Army left from a military base in Bonny camp, Lagos and drove trucks to the venue of the peaceful protest in Lekki, Lagos, a less than 15 minutes drive. The videos broadcast by CNN showed soldiers shooting into the crowd of peaceful protesters. Cries of desperation and surprise rang into the air from the footages that were broadcast. Bullet cartridges marked with production dates and source were found in the vicinity of the shootings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, the\nArmy has continued to garnish its account of events of the October 20 shooting\nof #EndSARS protesters. From denying that they were ever at the location of the\nshooting to stating that they were there but only fired blank bullets into the\nair, and even that it was armed hoodlums that fired the bullets, the story\ncontinued to expand. Brigadier General Ahmed Ibrahim Taiwo of the 81 Division\nIntelligence of the Nigerian Army, speaking before the Lagos State Judicial\nPanel of Enquiry on police brutality and the #EndSARS protests, defended the Lagos\nState government\u2019s decision to involve the Army in the #EndSARS protest on the\nbasis that the protest had plunged into anarchy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Recordings from\nthe closed-circuit television (CCTV) at the tollgate, operated by the Lekki\nConcession Company (LCC) also appear to poke holes in the Nigerian Army\u2019s\naccount of the events. The recordings which were tendered before the Lagos\nState Judicial Panel of Enquiry on police brutality and the #EndSARS protests, show\nthat live bullets were used on peaceful protesters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nigeria\u2019s Minister\nof Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed \u2018petitioned\u2019 CNN to complain about the\nreport it released on the incident and threatened to take action against it.\nCNN has however, stated that it stands by its story. According to CNN, its\nattempts to interview Nigerian government officials ahead of its initial\nbroadcast were unsuccessful. CNN has followed up its story with further broadcast\nevidences reiterating that the Nigerian military shot into a crowd of #EndSARS\nprotesters. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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