Officers of the Nigerian Army, led by the Commander of 81 Military Intelligence Brigade, Victory Island, Lagos, Brig. Gen Ahmed Taiwo is currently at the Lagos Court of Arbitration, venue of the probe into the alleged shooting of #EndSARS protesters by soldiers on the night of October 20, at the Lekki tollgate in Lagos. Following a summon by the retired Justice Doris Okuwobi-led Judicial Panel of Inquiry, the Army had submitted the names of three Lieutenant Generals and a Lieutenant Colonel, who will testify before the panel.
The Army, which strongly refuted shooting or killing any of the protesting youths, had also informed the panel that it was ready to show videos capturing its activities at the tollgate on October 20 night.
Soldiers, lawyers, journalists, and other individuals are already present in the hearing hall as at the time of filing this report.
