In an independent analysis of the attack, Wall Street Journal investigated various clips from social media and concluded that indeed the massacre took place in Lekki. But Nigeria Army don post tweet say wetin happun na fake news. ), has refuted claims that soldiers shot live ammunition at people during the Lekki Toll Gate protest. De way wey we de take go external link. https://in.reuters.com/article/us-nigeria-protests/fires-burn-in-lagos-after-nigerian-soldiers-shoot-anti-police-protesters-idUSKBN2760ZC The looting of shops, burning and destruction of properties of private individuals and government in some parts of Lagos began late in the night of the massacre and spilled into the following morning until military personnel were deployed to the streets of Lagos to restore calm and order. Nigerian disc jockey DJ Switch made a livestream video of the shooting on her Instagram account. It would the first time the Nigerian Army has admitted to having live rounds at the Lekki Toll Gate. Who Gave the Order to Kill Unarmed Protesters in Lekki Toll Gate Sponsored/Opinion Authentic October 22, 2020 October 2020 as it may can never be forgotten so quickly by Nigerians as the pains that runs the mind flashes the Lekki Toll Gate Massacre or should I say a Genocide. E no dey clear how many wunjure wen e happun around 6:45pm Nigerian time. [40] The Lekki toll gate shooting promptly ended the protest movement. Timeline: How Nigerian Govt Killed Peaceful Protesters At Lekki Toll Gate. The popular Lekki toll gate has been burned down shortly after armed security agents opened fire on #EndSARS protesters earlier this evening. On 21 November, a month after the incident, in response to a CNN documentary on the shooting, the Nigerian Army admitted to the Lagos Judiciary panel of inquiry into the shooting that it had deployed its personnel to the toll gate with both live and blank bullets. Corroborating a previous testimony by the Lekki Concession Company, the footage stopped at about 8 pm because the CCTV had been tampered with ostensibly to provide cover for the shooting.[21]. She said that armed soldiers and police officers shot at her and other peaceful #EndSARS protesters at the Lekki toll gate on the night of 20 October and that among them were officers of the disbanded SARS unit. [37] SARS officers have been alleged to profile youths based on fashion choices, mount illegal road blocks and searches, conduct unwarranted temperature checks, arrest without warrant, rape women, and extort young Nigerians for driving luxury cars and using expensive electronics.[38]. [1], A popular Nigerian DJ, DJ Switch, live-streamed the event on Instagram during and in the aftermath of the shooting. The false claim of the killing of protesters, especially at the Lekki toll gate was concocted so as to attract the attention of the international community to … Ahmed closely resembles his … [3] There have been complaints about missing persons[6] and a few have been confirmed to be hospitalized and in critical condition. Kasala start wen thousands of protesters wey full Lekki toll gate still dey protest begin hear gun shots for air. [20] The CCTV footage and other footages from the scene at the time showed soldiers shooting at protesters from both ends of the Toll Gate. The Lekki toll gate, protesters were concentrated on the road in front of the gate pictured, CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (, https://in.reuters.com/article/us-nigeria-protests/fires-burn-in-lagos-after-nigerian-soldiers-shoot-anti-police-protesters-idUSKBN2760ZC, "Nigeria Sars protests: Horror over shootings in Lagos", "#EndSARS: Sanwo-Olu confirms two deaths from Lekki shooting", "Nigerian Forces Killed 12 Peaceful Protesters, Amnesty Says", "Lekki Shooting: 15 People Killed, Soldiers Took Their Bodies Away — DJ Switch", "Why are people talking about Nigeria and #EndSARS? [18] Nigeria's Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed, accused CNN of 'irresponsible journalism' and described the documentary of the product of fake news and disinformation. Di rights group Amnesty International tok dis one for statement dem release on Wednesday about di Alausa and Lekki toll gate shooting. [3], U.S. presidential candidate Joe Biden called on the Nigerian government to cease the "violent crackdown on protesters". [23][24] 20-10-20, The Nigerian Army has been known to open fire and kill unarmed civilians in previous incidents, most notably in a 2018 attack on Shiite Muslims who were protesting against the jailing of a cleric in which 45 Nigerians were killed. [16][17], On November 18, a month after the incident, CNN aired a six-minute documentary on the shooting,[6] the independent investigation showed geolocated photographs of victims and eyewitness accounts, as well as the families of victims, alongside verified trended videos of the shooting using timestamps and data from video files. CNN said that Nigerian authorities refused to comment when they were contacted for clarifications. At approximately 6.45pm, the Nigerian military opened fire on the #EndSARS protesters who were peaceful. Nigerian Army issues … [10][11] The next day, the governor tweeted that “It is imperative to explain that no governor controls the rules of engagement of the army.” His tweet was taken to mean that he had not made any such orders. De external site no concern BBC. Usman who was speaking during a live interview with Arise TV on Thursday, October 29, added that blanks cannot kill. In 2016, a human rights activist, Segun Awosanya popularly known as Segalink started EndSARS campaign on social media prompting police authority to announce reform of the police unit but nothing was achieved at the time. Videos emerging from last night’s shooting are difficult to watch. Democratic Presidential Contender Mr. Joe Biden has called for restraint and expressed support for Nigerians fighting for justice. On the night of 20 October 2020, at about 6:50 p.m, members of the Nigerian Army opened fire on peaceful End SARS protesters at the Lekki toll gate in Lagos State, Nigeria. ", "Lekki Massacre: Police reject nine bodies from Nigerian Army: Sources", "Switch on Instagram: "here are my real handles: Instagram:@djswitch_ Twitter: @dj_switchaholic Facebook: djswitch00 Snapchat: @dj_switch, "Young Nigerians Came to Protest Police Brutality. Another footage shows four vehicles with flashing lights in a convoy, and they appear to be vehicles used by the Nigerian military and police. [7] A day after the incident, on 21 October, the governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-olu, initially denied reports of any loss of lives, but later admitted in an interview with a CNN journalist that "only two persons were killed". Inyene Akpan, 26, a photographer, said more than 20 soldiers arrived at the toll gate in Lekki and opened fire. In his original response to the documentary, the Minister for Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed had said that the military "fired blank ammunition in the air." At 6:29 pm local time in Lagos, two military vehicles were filmed leaving Bonny Camp on videos shared on social media. The statement said, “After committing genocide by killing scores of people who were peacefully protesting at Lekki toll gate and other parts of Lagos, Governor Sanwo-Olu … [71][72], Following a call for submission of petitions against police brutality by the panel, several victims sent in damning reports of torture, killings, and other human rights abuses by the police. According to him, the worst that it can […] Wetin Desmond Elliot do and why youths dey call im name upandan for social media? Di victims na protesters plus thugs dem wey dem hire to attack di protesters. MTN Nigeria apologized later that night for the loss of coverage at the time of the shooting. The voice of young Nigerians tremble as they sing the national anthem next to the Lekki Toll Gate. [1], On the day of the shooting, on 20 October 2020, the government imposed a city-wide round-the-clock curfew in Lagos which was to start at 4 p.m. which had only been announced earlier that day around 1 p.m. via social media. [39] However, many noted similar promises had been made in recent years, and that the government planned to reassign and review SARS officers to medical centers rather than remove them entirely. Di killings take place for Lekki and Alausa, where thousands of pipo bin dey protest police brutality as part of the #EndSars movement. It also said the soldiers were given live and blank [67] rounds of ammunition, but stopped short of clarifying who gave the order. At least 46 people were killed around Nigeria on Tuesday, October 20 according to data gathered by Lagos-based risk advisory, SBM Intelligence. the nigeria labour congress condemns the lekki toll gate killings Our country has been awash with a sleuth of protests by our young people. [19], On November 24, as part of its investigations into the shooting, CNN obtained and released CCTV footages from government surveillance cameras overlooking the toll gate presented to the Lagos Judiciary panel of inquiry investigating police brutality, the abuses of the disbanded SARS and the toll gate shooting. Another witness stated that the shooting continued for fifteen to thirty minutes and that after the shooting he observed multiple bodies on the ground. Di protesters tanda for ground insists say dem go continue di protest against police brutality. On 21 November, the Nigerian Army admitted to the Lagos Judiciary panel of inquiry into the shooting that it had deployed soldiers to the toll gate with both live and blank bullets. [73], During a visit to the scene of the Lekki Toll Gate massacre, the panel found spent bullet shells. Oriental Hotel on fire, killing in Lekki Toll Gate 21/10/2020 21/10/2020 Tunde The Oriental Hotel is on fire now as the youths where so determined to see to the end of corruption, police brutality and SARS in the nation. In the hours between 7 p.m. and Wednesday morning, protesters at the Lekki Toll-Gate Plaza in Lagos calling for reforms in Nigeria’s police were shot at by soldiers, leading to the death of at least seven people and causing numerous others to sustain injuries. Corroborating a previous testimony given by the Lekki Concession Company to the panel, the footage stopped at about 8 pm because the CCTV had been tampered with ostensibly to provide cover for the shooting. [9] A week later, however, the Nigerian Army admitted to an investigative panel in the presence of press, that it had deployed soldiers to the toll gate on the orders of the governor of Lagos State. [3] The protesters prevented vehicular traffic on the major thoroughfare during these two weeks of demonstrations. © 2021 BBC. Falz, in … [3] Loatsad Media stated, "On Tuesday [20 October] when the curfew was announced we heeded the governor's warnings and didn't want our staff in any danger, hence by 3 pm, our staff had been ordered to leave the site and the board was switched off based on the governor's curfew request. [41], According to Amnesty International, shortly before the shooting, CCTV cameras were allegedly removed from the toll gate. The admission contradicted previous statements about the incident including from telling the judicial panel previously that the soldiers were firing in the air and firing blank ammunition. [1], On the night of 20 October 2020, Nigerian Armed Forces shot at unarmed protesters at the Lekki toll gate in Lagos, Nigeria. Nigeria covering up army killing of #EndSARS protesters at Lekki toll gate – Amnesty international 29/10/2020 Tunde Nigerian authorities must stop their attempts to cover up the army’s fatal shootings of unarmed #EndSARS protesters last week at Lekki toll gate the country’s commercial hub, Lagos, rights group Amnesty International said. Despite its admission of being involved, it nonetheless continues to deny that its members shot and killed protesters. End SARS is a decentralised social movement and series of mass protests against police brutality in Nigeria. [12][13] It maintained that it had done so for the 'protection of the force' in case of any attack by hoodlums who had infiltrated the protests. On 9 November 2020, 20 days after the massacre, the disc jockey DJ Switch who gained nationwide fame for her live-stream of the shooting, was granted right of asylum in Canada after multiple threats on her life and that of her close friends. About 28 million tweets bearing the hashtag have been accumulated on Twitter alone. Those behind killing of #ENDSARS protesters at Lekki Toll Gate‘ll pay, Fani-Kayode vows On October 21, 2020 1:09 am In SARS Update by Nwafor Kindly Share This Story: [20] The CCTV footage and other footages from the scene at the time showed soldiers shooting at protesters. On 18 November, a month after the incident, CNN aired a six-minute documentary on the shooting. The protests which takes its name from the slogan started in 2017 as a Twitter campaign using the hashtag #ENDSARS to demand the disbanding of the unit by the Nigerian government. Then the Shooting Started", "INVESTIGATION: Bullets, Blood & Death: Untold Story of what happened at Lekki Toll Gate", "ENDSARS: Shocking Video! On Tuesday, reports of police killing people, followed by the burning of a police station, prompted the governor of Lagos state, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, to declare a 24-hour curfew. [3] On 21 October, the Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), released a statement explaining that network downtime experienced during the massacre was a result of damages to fiber cables across major routes in the city resulting in congestion and poor network services. [25] Since the country's return to civilian rule in 1999, soldiers have killed unarmed civilians in several incidents including: Odi,[26] Zaki Biam,[27] Baga,[28] Zaria,[29] and Abonema.[30]. In a statement made on 22 October 2020, the President of Nigeria Muhammadu Buhari called for calm and said he would promote police reforms; however, he did not issue a statement or acknowledge the massacre at the Lekki toll gate. New video allegedly from Lekki Toll Gate shooting surfaces with people down with gunshot wounds A new video shared by @Amosxeasy on twitter claiming to be a scene from the shooting which took place on Tuesday at Lekki Toll Gate, the protest ground of EndSARS protesters, shows some protesters lying on the floor with gunshot wounds. He also dismissed the CNN investigation as "fake news" and "misinformation. The Lagos State Government subsequently said these were laser cameras and not CCTV cameras as earlier publicized on social media. [3] A former marketer with Etisalat Telecommunications Company (now 9Mobile) was reported to be one of the casualties. Enugu Metro brings you all-day nationwide reports and developments on the Lekki Toll Gate killing today, 21 October 2020. She also said that the number of the dead increased to fifteen, but that she did not get a chance to record further, as her phone battery had died. There is chaos and pandemonium at Lekki / VI toll gate as soldiers opened fire on peaceful protesters. [58] The Nigerian military denied responsibility for the shooting, tweeting that media reports were "fake news". [21][22] Though yet to provide any counter evidence, Nigerian authorities continue to deny that soldiers shot at protesters. Also, the protesters failed to vacate the Lekki toll gate. A popular Disc Jockey, DJ Switch, who streamed the incident live on Instagram, told Premium Times that the soldiers took the dead away. [47], Following a message spread on social media that protesters would be safe if they sang the national anthem and waved the Nigerian flag, Protesters sat down with locked arms singing the Nigerian anthem and waving the Nigerian flag as 20 armed military personnel approached. He wrote, “The killing of peaceful protesters at the Lekki Toll Gate and other parts of the country yesterday is condemnable. On October 23, DJ Switch made a video on Instagram[52] where she explained what happened and said that she counted up to 15 bodies. Amnesty oga kpata-kpata, Osai Ojigho for statement say di killing happun for Lekki tollgate. Rinu Oduala and Majekodunmi Temitope are representatives of the youth. He said he saw two people being shot. Army pipo wey dey armed true true kill #EndSARS protesters for Lekki toll gate shooting for Lagos, Nigeria House of Representatives Speaker don confam. [12] Though it maintained that it had done so because the protest had been infiltrated by hoodlums. The shooting in Nigeria during a protest last month against police brutality at the Lekki toll gate in the commercial hub, Lagos, led to condemnation across the world. [41][64] Members of Nigeria women's national football team, including Ngozi Okobi-Okeoghene, condemned the massacre. According to reports making the rounds on social media, Military men opened fire on peaceful protesters and it caused mayhem at what was previously a […] Rights group Amnesty International say dem don receive reports wit enof evidence wey show say soldiers bullets kill protesters during Tuesday kasala for Lekki toll gate #EndSARS protest. Security forces have opened fire on protesters at the Lekki toll gate, killing and injuring an unspecified number of people, multiple witnesses at the scene have told PREMIUM TIMES. Folarin Falana, a Nigerian rapper and activist, better known by his stage name Falz, has reacted to the sad killings that happened moments ago at Lekki Toll Gate, Lagos state. [33][34][35] After experiencing a revitalisation in October 2020, mass demonstrations were occurring throughout Nigeria in major cities, and the hashtag had 28 million tweets. The Nigerian president announced that he would scrap the police unit (SARS) and directed state Governors to constitute a Judicial Panel of Inquiry to decide on cases of killings and brutality by officers of the defunct SARS so punishment can be meted on rogue officers. [15] She has since left the country for Canada following threats to her life. [41] Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton tweeted that Nigerian authorities should "stop killing young #EndSARS protesters". [3], The violence was strongly condemned by the chairman of the African Union Commission. ", On November 24, as part of its investigations into the shooting, CNN obtained and released CCTV footages from government surveillance cameras overlooking the toll gate presented to the Lagos Judiciary panel of inquiry investigating police brutality, the abuses of the disbanded SARS and the toll gate shooting. CNN said that Nigerian authorities refused them a response when approached for clarifications. They reaffirmed their position that the video footages of its personnel shooting into the crowd were 'photoshopped'. The admission seems to … Since di #EndSARS protest, at least 56 pipo don die across Nieria and 38 out of dis number die on Tuesday. Protesters and other witnesses at Lekki Toll Gate claimed several people were injured and killed in the shooting. Di next tin everiwia scata and become rowdy. In the video, they attempted to remove a bullet from the leg of a man who was shot, tying a Nigerian flag around his leg.[48][49]. [41], United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet stated[63] that "There is little doubt that this was a case of excessive use of force, resulting in unlawful killings with live ammunition, by Nigerian armed forces". The slogan calls for the disbanding of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), a notorious unit of the Nigerian Police with a long record of abuses. The protests is notable for its patronage by a demographic that is made of entirely young Nigerians. In a statement on Twitter, he attributed the massacre to "forces beyond our direct control."[62]. Instead, they sat on the floor as a symbol that they were not ready to vacate the venue of the protest. [32], The protests became more popular in 2017 on Twitter using the hashtag #EndSARS to demand the Nigerian government disband and reform the police unit. Images of men and women, wrapped in Nigerian flags, soaked with blood. Over Nine people have been confirmed dead after the massacre. Lekki Toll Gate Killings: How President Buhari, Nigerian Army And Lagos State Government Connived To Kill Peaceful #EndSARS Protesters In Lagos This statement comes after weeks of denial by the Nigerian Army that its servicemen were never deployed at the Lekki Toll Gate on the night of the masscre. [36] Nigerians shared stories and video evidence of how members of SARS were engaged in kidnapping, murder, theft, rape, torture, unlawful arrests, humiliation, unlawful detention, extrajudicial killings, and extortion in Nigeria. 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Lagos State Governor Sanwo Olu had earlier today imposed a 24-hour curfew in Lagos State starting at 4pm. [42] Also, the electricity supplying lights to the toll gate was cut and the advertisement billboards, which are owned and maintained by Loatsad Media, were turned off. And dat clearly di military intention na to kill di protesters. In a statement made on 22 October 2020, the President of Nigeria Muhammadu Buhari called for calm and said he would promote police reforms; however, he did not issue a statement or acknowledge the massacre at the Lekki toll gate. The following days after the Lekki massacre witnessed a lot of violence by hoodlums not associated with the #EndSars protest. The incident at Lekki Toll Gate led to the shooting and killing of at least 12 protesters, according to Amnesty International and other prominent rights groups. Many protesters have been killed while others sustained gunshot wounds. According to reports making the rounds on social media, Military men opened fire on peaceful protesters and it caused mayhem at what was previously a peaceful gathering. It should not have happened. The documentary has given rise to another wave of outrage, this time mostly towards the Nigerian authorities' changing narrative in the face of naked evidence. The documentary also revealed that in collaboration with the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network, CNN was able to establish that several of the bullet casings from the Lekki Toll Gate, originated from Serbia from where Nigeria had imported bullets every year between 2005 and 2016. [53] A detailed report by Nigerian newspaper, Premium Times, established the events that led to the massacre, an attempted cover-up, and abandonment of victims by the Lagos State Government.[54]. The panel is also charged by the Lagos State government with probing the shooting of protesters at the Lekki toll gate on the evening of October 20 and into the early hours of October 21. [58], Nigerian international footballer Odion Ighalo said he was ashamed of the Nigerian government. Amnesty International say di Nigerian army and police kill at least 12 peaceful #EndSARS protesters on Tuesday for two locations in Lagos wey be Nigeria commercial city. 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