Ahmed Taiwo, a brigadier general and commander of 81 military intelligence
brigade of the Nigerian Army, joked about using a rifle on members of the Lagos
judicial panel of inquiry, on Saturday.
Taiwo was answering a question posed by a panel member on
the effects of blank ammunition.
The brigadier-general had said the army used blank
ammunition rather than live bullets to disperse the #EndSARS protesters at the
Lekki tollgate.
“I am an expert in ammunition having spent so long in the
army. However, you may wish not to take my word for it but look up the effects
of blank ammunition,” he said.
“Even if you put it against your skin and fire, you will
only have a burn mark to show for it. I wish I brought a rifle to try it on
you.”
Maintaining that it was against the code of conduct of the
Nigerian Army to fire at peaceful civilians, Taiwo said a single discharge of
live ammunition was capable of killing up to three persons when fired in close
proximity.
“When fired, it has a muzzle velocity of 700m per second, it
is effective up to 600m. That means if you fire a rifle, it will kill someone
up to 600m away depending on the skill of the firer, ” he said.
“With that heavy muzzle velocity, if that rifle is shot at
somebody at 10m, the damage is unimaginable. With that crowd you see there, if
they fire you won’t have a kill per person but perhaps three kills per person.”
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