The Nigerian Army has denied any
involvement in Tuesday evening’s shooting of #EndSARS protesters at the Lekki
Toll Plaza area of Lagos State but Nigerians have pinned the incident on Brig.
Gen. Francis Omata.
The Nigerian Army on Tuesday
night said: “No soldiers were at the scene”.
But Nigerians are not swallowing
that hook, line and sinker.
In social media posts, they
insisted that Brig. Gen. Francis Omata was the officer who led soldiers to the
Toll Gate, killing some unarmed protesters and injuring 28 people, two
critically.
A popular DJ who captured the
shootings on an Instagram live video mentioned Brigadier-General Francis O.
Omata as the presiding officer who gave the shooting order.
Former Aviation Minister
Fani-Kayode also said: “Those that butchered our kids at Lekki are not soldiers
but beasts.
“They were led by one Brig. Gen.
F.O. Omata. His name shall go down in infamy & shame for eternity. The
blood that he shed will haunt his family & lineage from generation to
generation. #BuhariMustResign #EndSAR.”
“Brig Gen F. O Omata, Special
Taskforce(Operation Safe Haven) led the attack on Protesters in lekki. He led
the Lekki Massacre,” a Twitter user @Franeb also wrote.
“Brig. Gen. F.O Omata is the
commander in charge at the Lekki toll gate,” @LauraofLagos stated.
“Brig. Gen. F.O. Omata led the
soldiers to the Lekki toll gate to shoot at innocent protesters! #EndSARS,”
another Twitter user stated.
Francis Omata was promoted to the
position of Brigadier General on the 11th of November, 2019.
He was a member of the Special
Task Force Operation SAFE HAVEN;
Omata is now the Training officer
of 81 Division Headquarters, Lagos.
He studied at Nigerian Defence
Academy, Kaduna, Nigeria. He also attended Federal Government College in
Okigwe, Imo state.
However, Lagosians await the
broadcast of Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to officially confirm the
perpetrators of the tragic act.
The governor announced he will
speak to the people of Lagos State on Wednesday morning.
Sanwo-Olu earlier stated that the
Lekki Toll Gate shooting was caused by forces beyond the control of his
government.
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