The Nigerian Army has vowed to repeat the same action it took at the Lekki tollgate if such a situation arises again.
Brigadier General Ahmed Taiwo, stated this on Saturday when he appeared before the Judicial Panel of Inquiry set up by the Lagos State government to look into the allegations of brutality by the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) and other issues raised by the Nigerian youths.
The Commander of 81 Division of the Nigerian Army, promised a repeat of same actions while testifying before the judicial panel the Lagos State Government set up to probe the incident.
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On the night of 20 October, 2020, at about 6:50pm, operatives of the Nigerian Army opened fire on peaceful# EndSARS protesters at the toll gate, killing an unconfirmed number of people.
Despite evidence of people being killed and injured at the Lekki incident, the army maintained that blank bullets were used to disperse the protesters who were out on the streets during the time the Lagos state government imposed a curfew.
While being cross examined by Olumide Fusika, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Taiwo said given the same circumstance, the army would act in a similar way to that of October 20, 2020.
