Lekki shooting: CCTV footage vindicates Nigerian army, lawyer says
- The Nigerian army and its soldiers have been absolved of any wrongdoing at the Lekki toll gate on October 20
- The army was absolved of any crime by a human rights lawyer, Werigbelegha Zinaka
- Zinaka said an analysis of the CCTV footage from the Lekki toll gate vindicates the Nigerian army
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A human rights lawyer, Werigbelegha Zinaka, on Monday, November 23, said that the content of the CCTV footage from the Lekki toll gate has vindicated the Nigerian army and its soldiers of any complicity.
Speaking to journalists on sides at the ongoing hearing of the Lagos state judicial panel of inquiry and Restitution in Lagos, Zinaka said the army and its soldiers have automatically been cleared of any wrongdoing.
Zinaka who serves as an attorney for the International Human Rights Association at the panel said that an analysis of the CCTV footage from the Lekki toll gate explains the level of involvement of the Nigerian army.
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His words:
"All concerned parties viewed the CCTV footage, and I wish to state that it was clear that the consensus is that the Nigerian army did not commit massacre as wildly alleged in some certain quarters in the country."
He further noted that with the various presentations at the panel, there is no evidence to substantiate the fact that any life was lost at the Lekki toll gate.
Zinaka said:
“This panel has been very meticulous in its analysis, and I can tell you that serious business is going on here. I can also say from all the submissions and reviews; there has not been any evidence to back the claims the lives were lost at the Lekki tollgate incidence and most especially from the CCTV footage that was reviewed.”
“So it remains an illusion that the Nigerian army committed a massacre at the Lekki toll gate. This is understandable given the role of fake news in the whole scenario. And ironically, those that were spreading all sorts from their comfort zones have refused to come to the panel to substantiate their claims.”
Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that the Nigerian army had sent not less than seven trucks to the Lekki toll gate arena where some youth were protesting an end to police brutality in Nigerian on October 20.
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The report said the trucks, two white and five black, were seen on footage of the incident provided by the Lekki Concession Company (LCC).
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