Lekkishooting : Disappointment as lekki toll-gate MD said cameras stop working before soldier's attack

Our Camera Stopped Recording, Didn’t Capture Shooting, Lekki Concession Company Tells Lagos Panel

Managing Director of Lekki Concession Company, Abayomi Omamuwasan, has informed the Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry that the Closed-Circuit Television camera of the company did not capture the shooting of peaceful #ENDSARS protesters by the Nigerian Army.

He informed the panel that the CCTV camera stopped recording due to the vandalism of some equipment and fire outbreak at the toll gate.

SaharaReporters had reported that Omamuwasan had earlier submitted a hard drive to the panel, saying it contained the incident that happened on October 20, 2020.

While further testifying before the panel, he disclosed that the CCTV stopped recording around 8pm and did not capture the shootings.

He also said the company had three surveillance cameras located at Sandfill, Ikoyi Bridge and one at Chevron.

“The surveillance camera didn’t capture the shooting.

“It stopped recording around 8pm,” Omamuwasan told the panel.

He added that the fire outbreak at the Ikoyi Bridge affected the CCTV cameras and it stopped recording.

Explaining the reason for the power outage, he insisted that the company complied with the curfew and asked staff to leave in adherence with the directive of the state government.

Recall that on that fateful day, soldiers opened fire on peaceful #ENDSARS protesters, killing not less than a dozen protesters with many sustaining bullet wounds.

The army initially denied involvement in the shooting, saying its soldiers were not at the scene.

It, however, admitted that soldiers were at the toll gate, revealing they were drafted on the orders of the state government.

Source – SaharaReporters

Lekki shooting: You cannot rule out the possibility of hoodlums setting in to create a scene – Attorney General, Abubakar Malami

Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, has reportedly said that the Lekki gunshot incident on October 20 may have been carried out by hoodlums who were wearing military fatigues and hired to create a scene.

There was a breakdown of law and order in many parts of the country last week after gunshots were fired at #EndSARS protesters at the Lekki tollgate.

The military had initially denied reports of its officers at the scene of the incident but later released a statement saying they were deployed to the tollgate following a request by the Lagos state government.

While speaking with journalists in Abuja on Monday, November 2, Malami said an investigation is ongoing to ascertain what truly happened at the Lekki tollgate. According to Malami,

“You cannot rule out the possibility of perhaps hoodlums that set in to create a scene… could equally partake in the process,” the Cable quotes Malami as saying

Source – Linda Ikeji