Sanwo-Olu has dissociated himself from the alleged Lekki shooting during the #EndSARS protest. Brigadier-General Ahmed Ibrahim Taiwo had alleged that Sanwo-Olu requested military support on October 20, when the #EndSARS protests turned violent. During an interview on Arise Television, Governor Sanwo-Olu stated that he does not have authority over either the police or the Nigerian Army. … Read more
The Nigerian Army said the situation reports given to Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos, on the incident that happened at Lekki tollgate on October 20 were not authentic. Ahmed Taiwo, commander of the 81 division of the Nigerian Army, made this known on Saturday when he appeared before judicial panel the Lagos state government set … Read more
The Nigerian Army says it took live ammunition to Lekki tollgate on October 20, 2020. You will recall that soldiers were dispatched to the tollgate on October 20 to disperse protesters who had used the place as convergence point for the two weeks demonstration against police brutality. But the soldiers allegedly fired live rounds at … Read more
#EndSARS: Lagos Governor Invited Us, Didn’t Communicate Change in Curfew Time, Nigerian Army Tells Judicial Panel EKOHOTBLOG, NOVEMBER 14, 2020… Brigadier General Ahmed Ibrahim Taiwo, 81 Division Nigeria Army of the Nigerian Army who affirmed after swearing to tell the truth before the Lagos Judicial Panel on what unfolded at the Lekki Tollgate on October … Read more