Aisha Yesufu, popular activist and End SARS promoter has
reacted to a statement by the Nigerian Army that no live ammunition was fired
at protesters at Lekki toll gate.
The Nigerian Army on Saturday, while appearing before the
Lagos Judicial Panel of Inquiry and Restitution, yesterday, denied reports that
its soldiers used live ammunition on peaceful End SARS protesters at the Lekki
toll gate in Lagos State.
Recall that soldiers had on October 20, 2020 allegedly
stormed the Lekki toll gate, venue of peaceful protest and reportedly shot and
killed some of the demonstrators.
Popular Nigerian entertainer, DJ Switch had the situation
recorded in her live Instagram session
But, Brig.-Gen. Ahmed Taiwo, Commander of the 81 Division,
Military Intelligence Brigade, Victoria Island, Lagos, said that soldiers fired
blank ammunition into the air to disperse protesters, adding that there would
have been more casualties if the 600m live ammunition normally used by the
military were used on the End SARS protesters.
Reacting, Aisha queried the authenticity of the Army’s
report as she wondered how the ‘blank ammunition’ killed protesters.
Aisha on her Twitter page wrote: “Who summoned the military
that attacked us on the 13th of October 2020?
“Does that mean our @HQNigerianArmy is so cheap and
unprofessional that they can be summoned without proper documentation? What the
freaking hell!”
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The army and the governor started with lies so has the army given us any incentive to believe them now? Are they known for telling the truth or haven't they always photoshopped about their claims on Boko Haram?
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