Lagos state Governor, Babajide Sanwo-olu has revealed the Nigerian Army was responsible for the shooting incident at Lekki toll gate.
The Governor on Monday made the revelation during a live appearance on CNN.
The history of Nigeria will never be the same after military officers opened live rounds on unarmed protesters at the Lekki toll gate on Tuesday, Oct 20.
The incident attracted outcry from both Nigerian youths and the international community.
Countries like US have announced a visa ban for all guilty parties involved in the shooting of unarmed civilians.
Although the Army released a statement denying the attack, Sanwo-olu has finally pointed accusing fingers at them
He said new video evidence showed that the Army fired gunshots at the protesters on the fateful evening.
He disclosed a judicial panel of enquiry will look into the incident and ensure justice is served.
“We will be committed to a full investigation of what happened and people would be held accountable. They certainly would be held accountable. We would do everything possible to ensure that they are held accountable.
“People have claimed that their friends and family members have been killed. So, this Judicial Panel of Enquiry is meant to bring all of these stories to accountability; where we can make restitutions, where families can prove and identify officers that were responsible for this.
“I am not the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces; I am Governor of a State. The report would be out and we would channel the report to all the relevant authorities in the state to ensure that every one that is found culpable is accountable for the act.”
However, Sanwo-olu refuted reports claiming the international communities mounted pressure on President to comment on the incident.
The President who addressed Nigerians in a live broadcast on Thursday made no mention of Lekki shootings in his address.
Sanwo-olu was quoted saying;
“There is no international pressures whatsoever. These are genuine protesters that we all believe and we all have knowledge about,” he said.
“I was the first governor among governors with due respect to all my other colleagues who came out to meet with them, who started from the front. I carried the EndSARS flags with them. I met with them twice and we all had the rally together and walked together.
“I genuinely believe there would be change for two reasons. One, what has happened, especially in Lagos is extremely unimaginable. Number two is that it was a clarion call for all of us in government, especially understanding and realising what the youths truly want us to be doing. So, it hit all of us like a thunderbolt and it was just a wake-up call.”
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