There were reports of massive shooting by men in military uniforms at protesters on Tuesday evening at the Lekki Toll Gate. 7:20. But the President failed to address the carnage during his speech on Thursday, drawing criticism from protesters who accuse him of failing to show empathy & unify the nation.”. But the protesters were not swayed by the olive branch extended by the governor. https://thenationonlineng.net/facts-and-fantasies-of-the-lekki-massacre Despite glaring evidence, some individuals and institutions continue to label the Lekki Tollgate shooting a ‘massacre’. Learn how your comment data is processed. The proponents have an ally in CNN, which in the wake of the incident posted on its Twitter handle; “At least 38 people were killed in Nigeria on Tuesday when the military opened fire on peaceful protesters. Hero.”. It has been a good natured affair; well-disciplined demonstrations, whose dispersed leadership has been constantly reminding those present not to give the police any excuse to intervene. Rather, they got more emboldened perhaps because they were being fed with an assortment of free foods including chops and canapés, and drinks and entertainment round-the-clock by their enablers while Lagos teetered precariously on the brink of anarchy. HEAR WHAT A US ARMY HAS TO SAY ABOUT THE LEKKI TOLL GATE MASSACRE. The writer is the Managing Director/Editor-In-Chief of The Interview magazine based in Abuja, Nigeria. Rinu Oduala and M… I watched it live. Bibliophiles and lexicographers must be cringing in shock and surprise as young and old Nigerians – some with Ivy League education – have wilfully employed this word to justify an unwieldy narrative. BREAKING: Sanwoolu reacts to Lekki Toll Gate Massacre. (The Lekki massacre) However, three witnesses told Reuters News Agency that the soldiers fired at the protesters who had gathered in the Lekki Toll gate. Over Nine people have been confirmed dead after the massacre. BEVERLY HILLS, November 26, (THEWILL) - CNN Thursday admitted it misreported the death toll at the Lekki toll gate in Lagos, a significant U-turn in its reporting of Nigerian soldiers and police shooting of defiant #ENDSARS protesters at the toll plaza on the night of October 20, 2020. Subsection Africa. The popular Lekki toll gate has been burned down shortly after armed security agents opened fire on #EndSARS protesters earlier this evening. Neither has any family appeared, as yet, at the Lagos Judicial Panel of Inquiry, which was constituted to unravel the events surrounding the incident, to state that they lost a child or their ward. Less than a minute. Mr. Sanwoolu in a statement signed by the state commissioner for information, Gbenga Omotoso revealed t CNN contravenes the basic principles of journalism – fairness, and balance.”. Meanwhile, in Amnesty International’s findings, published on its site on Tuesday, October 28, entitled “Nigeria: The We reported earlier that Soldiers are shooting armless protesters at Lekki toll gate which has lead to many deaths of protesters. All the internet curses, why don’t you have your parents call their friends who have friends in places? You have entered an incorrect email address! It was supposed to be the key piece of evidence. Dencia via her Instagram in a long post blamed Nigerian celebrities for the Advertisement. Do NOT follow this link or you will be banned from the site. https://www.vanguardngr.com/2020/12/lekki-tollgate-what-manner-of-massacre Published. There is nothing new. Seun Opejobi. By. The Commander of the 81 Military Intelligence Brigade, Brigadier Ahmed Taiwo, acknowledged that at the request of the state government, the Army was at Lekki, Badagry, Ikorodu, Apapa, Alimosho, Epe, Lagos Island, and other areas in the state to douse tension. The eight-member panel is headed by Doris Okuwobi, a retired justice. Nigerian army dismisses Lekki Toll Gate massacre as “fake news” By. Wednesday, October 21, 2020 4:25 am | Daily News Headlines | 1 Comment(s) Sanwo-Olu visits victims of Lekki toll shooting. Published. Nigerians have taken to social media to mourn the death of protesters who were killed by personnel of the Nigerian Army. Dencia via her Instagram in a long post blamed Nigerian celebrities for the As the situation degenerated further, the state government invited the Nigerian Army to help restore normalcy and those who know are aware that the order to shoot resides with the Commander-in-Chief, President Muhammadu Buhari. The 'Lekki Toll Gate' Massacre and What It Means for Nigeria Viewpoint by Azu Ishiekwene. End Sars protests: People 'shot dead' in Lagos, Nigeria - BBC Michael Adeshina. Unanswered Questions about Lekki Toll Gate Massacre on the 20th October 2020 Get link; Facebook; Twitter; Pinterest; Email; Other Apps; October 25, 2020 It came as a shock to me and many other Nigerians waking up to the news of some unarmed youths shot at by security officials at the most coordinated protest ground in Lagos, Nigeria. It also shows soldiers approaching protesters and firing shots.”. On radio and television programmes, many disgruntled Nigerians called in to express their grouses with the protesters who flagrantly infringed on the fundamental human rights of other citizens. The Lekki Toll Gate had been occupied by protestors for several weeks, since the early October intensification of the anti-police brutality demonstrations. On 26 October, the Lagos State government constituted a Judicial Panel of Inquiry to investigate happenings during the EndSARS protests and to establish who shot protesters, who were affected, how much compensation victims should get, and who should be prosecuted. Thanks.” Another respondent added, “I’m sure you want justice to be done, please, give us evidence and let justice be done. Therefore, with its global reputation of robust investigative journalism, the world waited with frenzied expectation when CNN announced that it was releasing a special investigative report into the Lekki shooting. Even CNN’s attempt to toe this path through its vaunted special investigation did not identify any youth that was shot dead at the protest ground. on. People are already going through it. A tweet from an eyewitness before shootings by soldiers A Twitter user shated a photo of men cutting off security cameras moments before soldiers shoot protesters. Video, 00:07:20 Lekki toll gate shootings: What really happened? The massacre, a vicious attack by the army and the police on peaceful #EndSARS protesters that challenged police buritality and wanton state violence, targeted not only … “If there is anything new, it is a contradiction of CNN’s position. Kemi Filani News recalls that many protesters at the Lekki toll gate have been shot dead by soldiers for defying the 4pm curfew order on 20th October 2020. Nigerian media reported that the protests resulted in a loss of N26.6 million naira (USD $70,000) per day. 0. The first scene that comes to mind is white police officers firing at unarmed protestors. OUR planet is dying faster than we realise. The Lekki Tollgate, a major gateway on Lagos Island, was the convergence point of the protesters as they prevented other residents from going about their daily activities. However, when I watch the footage of the Lekki Toll Gate Massacre in Lagos, I think of all the ‘race riots’ and similar massacres in American cities against Black Americans (who most likely have ancestry in West Africa). ”Now all the rich folks and celebrities are tweeting from the comfort of their homes while the people die. How about the people in the high-rises on the expressway that CNN gleefully used their videos to analyse its skewed investigation; considering that they were not in any danger, was there none of their phones that captured the ‘massacre’ and subsequent cover-up? The Brigadier revealed that immediately after soldiers left, hoodlums took over the scene and attempted to destroy the toll gate. In a video obtained by CNN and geolocated to Lekki toll gate at 2:36 a.m., one eyewitness, Legend, whose second name we're not publishing for his … The lekki toll gate massacre on the 20th of october 2020 in Nigeria is the reason we continue “Soro Soke” . AMNESTY International also first alleged that 52 protesters were killed by the Nigerian Army and the police in different parts of the state but later reduced the number to 38 perhaps in solidarity with CNN. 3 days ago. The accuser has, typically, been unable to supply further evidence of his phantom friend’s death but he gleefully termed the October 20 incident at the Lekki Toll Plaza a ‘massacre’. Avid respondents jumped on the tweet to commiserate with him but some discerning ones, particularly, one with the handle, @Dagenius21, asked for the victim’s name and picture stating; “(The) judicial panel need evidence that there’s indeed a “massacre”. Prove his death to us.”. He told the Judicial Panel of Inquiry that only blank bullets were fired at the protesters and that no fatalities were recorded by the Army, adding that such blanks can’t cause any serious damage to life as a bullet, which had the power to kill three people with one shot. Lekki toll gate shooting caused by “forces beyond control” – Sanwo-Olu . It’s crazy, once the military is deployed, there no negotiations. October 21, 2020. He is not alone in this ignorant and ignoble class where making wild allegations is a sport but to provide evidence is as easy as retrieving a lost item from the Bermuda Triangle. Reading Time: 3 min 0. Lekki Toll Gate Massacre: NBA summons emergency meeting Dr Ajibade: "This is a new low in the level of bad governance that we are witnessing in this country" by Ogunsakin Mustapha. The governor … Lekki Toll Gate Massacre: Apostle Suleman places curses on killers of Lekki protesters. Technical Feedback: whatsapp 08023469027 Their corpses were seized by military personnel and emergency services were blocked from attending to the injured. Segun Awosanya (Segalink) one of the initiators of the EndSARS campaign was appointed to the panel representing human rights activists. Lekki toll gate massacre: IPOB accuses Tinubu of aiding killing of End SARS protesters . All evil piece of shit people. Indeed, what manner of bodiless and bloodless massacre happened at the Lekki Tollgate? What is happening is a repeat of the 1993 massacre during the Abiola - Tofa SDP political party protests. Y’all start shit, set them up for failure, yall were chilling in your home on the days shit went left cus you were informed shit was going down. Politics Nigeria October 20, 2020. By the dawn of Tuesday, October 20th, hoodlums infiltrated the ranks of the protesters, and several police stations and public properties across the metropolis went up in flames. Nigeria: Authorities must stop attempts to cover up Lekki Toll Gate massacre – new investigative timeline 28 October 2020, 09:17 UTC The Nigerian authorities’ must end their attempts to cover up the Lekki Toll Gate massacre, Amnesty International said, as it released a new timeline investigating the atrocity one week later. 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