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Nigeria: Army Went to Lekki With Blank, Live Ammunitions, General Tells Panel
Daily Trust, 22 November 2020
Brigadier-General Ahmed Taiwo, commander of the 81 Division, Military Intelligence Brigade, Victoria Island, told the Lagos Judicial Panel of Inquiry into the Lekki Tollgate… Read more »
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Nigeria: Army Insists No Live Bullet Fired At Lekki Tollgate Protesters
This Day, 23 November 2020
The 81 Division of the Nigerian Army yesterday reiterated its stance that soldiers shot blank bullets into the air and not live bullets, even though they had both in their kitty… Read more »
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Nigeria: Lekki Shooting - Carrying Live Ammunition Part of Rules of Engagement - Nigerian Army
Premium Times, 22 November 2020
According to the testimony of the Commander of 81 Division at the Lagos Judicial Panel, the Nigerian Army went to Lekki toll gate on October 20 with both blank and live ammunition. Read more »
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Nigeria: Lekki Shootings - Outrage As Govt Threatens to Sanction CNN
Vanguard, 20 November 2020
The threat by the federal government to sanction US Cable News Network, CNN, over its investigative report on the shooting of #EndSARS protesters by soldiers at Lekki Tollgate,… Read more »
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Nigeria: Nigerians Criticise Lai Mohammed for Attacking CNN's Lekki Shooting Investigation
Premium Times, 19 November 2020
CNN made use of videos that were geolocated from various protestors, showing how bloody the peaceful protest turned. Read more »
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Nigeria: Live Bullets Fired At Lekki #EndSARS Protesters, Says CNN Report
This Day, 19 November 2020
The military fired live bullets at #EndSARS protests at Lekki Tollgate, Lagos, contrary to its denial, a report by Cable News Network (CNN) said yesterday. Read more »
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Nigeria: Why There's a Mismatch Between Funding for Military and Its Performance
The Conversation Africa, 18 November 2020
After decades of underfunding its military, Nigeria's defence budget has increased substantially during the past 10 years. Yet the performance of the country's military remains… Read more »
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Nigeria: #EndSARS - Buratai Replies CNN, Says Nigerian Army Is Professional
Vanguard, 18 November 2020
Against the backdrop of questions being asked as to the propriety of the Nigerian Army's involvement in the shooting of Lekki EndSARS protesters and a recent report by CNN saying… Read more »
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Nigeria: CNN Should Be Sanctioned - Lai Mohammed
Vanguard, 19 November 2020
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alh. Lai Mohammed has called for sanctions against CNN over its report of the alleged Lekki Toll Gate massacre. Read more »
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Nigeria: 'We Followed Rules of Engagement', Army Replies CNN Story On Lekki Shooting
Daily Trust, 18 November 2020
The Nigerian Army has reacted to CNN's story on the alleged October 2o shooting by soldiers during the ENDSARS protest at Lekki tollgate in Lagos. Read more »
Nigerian Army Adamant No Live Ammo Used at #EndSARS Protests
The Nigerian army has said allegations that soldiers has fired into a crowd of #EndSARS protesters at the Lekki tollgate, was "fake news". This follows several news reports showing the army's involvement, including a new CNN investigation, alleging that soldiers used live ammunition on protesters. The Nigerian army admitted that soldiers were given both live and blank bullets when they were deployed to protests at Lekki toll gate. The admission seems to confirm a key finding of a CNN investigation into the shooting. The army insists that its soldiers acted professionally and "followed the rules of engagement". In October 2020, thousands took to the streets under the slogan #EndSARS to protest against the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, which they accuse of murder, torture, and extortion.
InFocus
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President Muhammadu Buhari has assured Nigerians that he will do whatever it takes to ensure that a repeat of #EndSARS protest does not occur in Nigeria. Buhari added that the ... Read more »
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Amnesty International has accused Nigerian authorities of a cover up in the Lekki Toll Gate deaths, that occurred during the #EndSARS protests on October 20, 2020. In a ... Read more »
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A judicial panel that was established to investigate police brutality and the recent shooting deaths of unarmed protesters by soldiers in Lagos, has convened for the first time, as ... Read more »
