Ahmed Taiwo, a brigadier general and commander of 81
military intelligence brigade of the Nigerian Army, says soldiers deployed to
protect SPAR outlet in Circle mall, Lekki, Lagos, could not have gone out with
catapults.
Taiwo was responding to a question posed by Abiodun
Owonikoko, counsel to the Lagos state government during cross examination.
Owonikoko had asked him if Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of
Lagos, could give orders to the army.
The counsel asked the question after Taiwo said the army was
unhappy that Sanwo-Olu denied inviting soldiers to restore order during the
#EndSARS crisis.
“The owner of SPAR asked for intervention when his place was
being looted on the 21st. He called me and begged. I have not met him or spoken
to him, ” he said.
“Someone might have given him my phone number. He came on
the phone and introduced himself to me. There was a situation developing there
and the only request he made was I should kindly ensure that they do not burn
the place.
“That same day, I got requests from different people. I
deployed troops there. I went personally there from Shoprite to Lekki Circle
mall. They(army) won’t have gone with catapults, would they?”
Taiwo added that even during phase 4 of internal security
operations, the army is obligated to hand over alleged criminals to the police
for prosecution.
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