Nigerian Pathologist Reveals Autopsy Detail On Lekki Victims
Chief pathologist John Obafunwa has told the Lagos State Judicial Panel on restitution for victims of Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS)-related abuses and other matters, that post mortem autopsies were conducted on 99 bodies after the #EndSARS protests. He confirmed that three of the bodies were those of victims of the Lekki shootings. There were allegations and counter-allegations on the number of people killed during the incident but the military authorities and the government denied that there were deaths. The panel, which adjourned till June 19, ordered the pathologist to produce the records and autopsy reports of the remaining 96 bodies.
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. Several protesters have appeared before the judicial panel to give evidence that many people were killed at the Lekki tollgate and many others injured. The Nigerian Army initially denied its soldiers shot at unarmed protesters. Amnesty International has accused Nigerian authorities of a cover-up in the Lekki Toll Gate deaths
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Nigeria:
Pathologist - We Conducted Autopsies On 99 Bodies Including Lekki Tollgate Victims
Daily Trust, 6 June 2021
Professor John Obafunwa, a forensic pathologist, has told the Lagos State Judicial Panel on restitution for victims of SARS related abuses and other matters, that post mortem… Read more »
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Nigeria:
#EndSARS - 99 Dead Bodies Deposited At Lasuth, Obafunwa Reveals
This Day, 6 June 2021
Chief Pathologist of the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Prof. John Obafunwa yesterday disclosed that at least 99 dead bodies were deposited at the hospital's… Read more »
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Nigeria:
#EndSARS - 99 Bodies Deposited At Lagos Morgue, Pathologist Tells Inquiry
Premium Times, 6 June 2021
He said autopsies were done on the 99 dead bodies which were brought to the morgues between October 19 and 24, 2020 Read more »
InFocus
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The #EndSARS protests triggered by grievances arising from years of harassment and rights violations by operatives of the police's Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) led to its ... 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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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 ... Read more »
Protesters at an #EndSARS protest in Lagos in mid-October, 2020.