A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Mr Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, has raised an alarm over the investigations into the October 20, 2020 shooting at the Lekki tollgate in Lagos State. He alleged that there was an attempt to frustrate the Lagos State Judicial Panel on Restitution for Victims of SARS-related abuses and other matters, from reaching … Read more
… the panel is expected to conclude its sitting by October 19. The Lagos State Judicial Panel on Restitution for Victims of SARS related abuses and other matters will suspend its sitting until further notice, after Saturday’s session. Chairman of the panel, Justice Doris Okuwobi, announced this at the resumed sitting of the panel. “There … Read more
Odubona informed the panel that the police were not deployed to the Lekki tollgate on the day of the shooting… An Assistant Commissioner of Police (Operations) in Lagos, ACP Oludotun Odubona, has told the State Judicial Panel of Inquiry that hospitals that allegedly treated gunshot victims from the Lekki toll gate made no reports to … Read more
So far 235 petitions have been received by the panel, there were 14 cases related to the Lekki shooting One of the coordinators of the #EndSARS protest, Serah Ibrahim, says she witnessed how soldiers and later policemen shot innocent protesters at the Lekki toll gate. She made the statement on Saturday in her testimony at … Read more
No fewer than six persons were treated for various gunshot wounds at Reddington hospital in the aftermath of shooting of #EndSARS protesters at the Lekki toll-gate in October 20, 2020, Babajide Lawson, a doctor at the medical facility, disclosed on Saturday. Lawson said the facility nearly buckled beneath the ”mass casualty” it was overwhelmed with … Read more
The Nigerian Army was on Saturday alleged to have rejected witness summons issued for Major General Godwin Umelo and Lieutenant Colonel S.O Bello by the Lagos State Judicial Panel of Enquiry and Restitution for Victims of SARS related abuses and the Lekki Toll Gate Incident. Both men were summoned by the panel to explain their … Read more
Cable News Network (CNN) has snubbed a summon by the Lagos Judicial Panel of Inquiry and Restitution of Victims of SARS Related Abuses for its Team of Reporters to appear before it today, December 12, to give evidence on their reportage of the #EndSARS Lekki shooting. The foreign media house contended that it does not … Read more
The Cable News Network (CNN) has retracted its initial report, which said operatives of the Nigerian Army killed 38 persons at the Lekki Tollgate in Lagos State on October 20, 2020. The international broadcaster did this a double retraction on its Twitter handle it titled: “Clarification.” In the Clarification, CNN said it did not attribute … Read more
The federal government says the CNN latest report on #EndSARS Lekki shooting is a sign of desperation on the part of the global news station. On October 20, 2020, the Nigerian army stormed the #EndSARS demonstration ground at the Lekki toll-gate and allegedly opened fire on unarmed protesters leaving many dead and others injure. In … Read more
CNN has again released another report on the Lekki shooting amid the threat from the Federal Government to sanction the news station. Recall that the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, described CNN’s report on the Lekki shootings as poor journalism, adding that the network deserved to be sanctioned. Mohammed also had addressed to … Read more
The federal government on Wednesday said CNN investigative report on Lekki shooting is capable of Inciting the citizens against the Nigerian government. On October 20, 2020, after weeks of protest against police brutality, the Nigerian army stormed the Lekki tollgate, the demonstration ground, and opened fire on peaceful and unarmed protesters leaving many dead and … Read more
The federal government on Thursday, challenged the promoters of #EndSARS campaign who accused soldiers of massacring innocent, peaceful and unarmed protesters at the Lekki Toll Gate in Lagos last month to submit their evidences and facts as regards the alleged mass killing or shut up. The government accused the promoters of the violent protest of … Read more
NOVEMBER 19, 2020 The Federal Government has accused Obianuju Catherine Udeh, better known as DJ Switch of being “a fraud and a front for divisive and destructive forces’’ that will be exposed in due course. Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, while speaking at a media briefing on Thursday, denied that the celebrity who … Read more
One of the survivors of the shooting that marred the #ENDSARS protest at Lekki Toll Gate in Lagos, Meshack Esanibi, says the bullets he took into his left leg are yet to be extracted over three weeks after the incident that nearly claimed his life. Esanibi was rushed to the General Hospital, Odan, Lagos Island, … Read more
Ahmed Taiwo, an army commander, says only President Muhammadu Buhari can order the deployment of soldiers. Taiwo said this when he appeared before the Lagos State Judicial Panel to give testimony regarding the Lekki shooting. Responding to questions from Abiodun Owonikoko (SAN), counsel to the Lagos state government, the army general said Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor … Read more
Lekki Shooting Victims Show Up At Lagos Panel Seven of the victims of Lekki massacre appeared at the Lagos State Judicial Panel on police brutality and other human rights abuses by the operatives of the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad. Their lawyer, Mr Adeyinka Olumide-Fusika SAN told the panel that he has a petition from them against … Read more
NOVEMBER 14, 2020 The Nigerian Army has said Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu made the right decision to invite the army when violence broke out across the state on October 20. The Nation reports that Brigadier-General Ahmed Ibrahim Taiwo stated this in his testimony at the Lagos State Judicial Panel of Enquiry and Restitution for Victims of … Read more
EKOHOTBLOG, 8TH NOVEMBER, 2020 Gen Musa Etsu-Ndagi, representing the Nigerian Army on the Lagos State Security Council, has said he received a phone call from the Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, around 7.23pm on October 20,2020 The Governor informed him that a certain Lt Col Bello was reportedly shooting at the Lekki tollgate where … Read more
NOVEMBER 6, 2020 The Lagos State Judicial Panel of Enquiry and Restitution for Victims of SARS related abuses and other matters is showing the footage captured by the surveillance camera at the Lekki toll gate on October 20. The Managing Director of LCC, Abayomi Omomuwa, had submitted the video footage on Tuesday. Soldiers have been … Read more
Young Doctor Who Treated Injured Endsars Protesters During Lekki Shooting Dies Of COVID-19 Some Nigerian Twitter users recently have been mourning the death of a handsome young doctor who died from COVID-19. Ekohotblog, November 4, 2020… This doctor identified as Dr. Val is said to be one of the doctors who voluntarily helped in treating End … Read more