EndSARS: “Use of ‘Massacre’ for Lekki Shooting Highly Debatable”, Baba-Ahmed
- Peter Obi's running mate, Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, has revealed that the Lekki Tollgate in 2020 should not be described as a "massacre"
- Baba-Ahmed on Thursday noted there were abuses of procedure and there were civil rights violations, using massacre is highly debatable
- Meanwhile, Security operatives took over Lekki Toll Gate ahead of the procession planned on Thursday, October 20, 2022, to commemorate the purported killing of citizens at the Lekki Tollgate on Tuesday, October 20, 2020
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The vice presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, has said that it is debatable to describe the shooting that took place at the Lekki Tollgate in 2020 as a "massacre."
He, however, said that the incident was a violation of procedure and an abuse of human rights, The Punch reported.
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Baba-Ahmed made this known on Thursday during an interview on Channels TV's ‘Politics Today’.
When asked if he aligns with those who described and believe that the events of that night was a massacre, Baba-Ahmed said:
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"There was abuse of human rights, there was abuse of procedure, if some people interpret those as massacre, then yes. However, massacre has different technical meanings, I can’t say I know all of it but I know massacre requires the assailants to have, first of all, no advance notice was given before the attack and the people, the victims must have been attacked in their own areas.
"These are well-meaning Nigerians, who brought themselves out and they were attacked by the security persons that are meant to be protecting their lives and properties. The use of massacre is highly debatable, but I can say for sure that yes, there were abuses of procedure and there were civil rights violations.”
"God Abeg o": Fear as video shows police at Lekki Toll Gate ahead of #EndSARS memorial procession
The presence of some police officers at the Lekki Toll Gate in the early hours of Thursday, October 20, has attracted mixed reactions from Nigerians.
Some Nigerian youths and others are scheduled to have a drive/walk-through procession to commemorate the second anniversary of the killings, which took place at the Lekki toll gate on the night of 20 October 2020.
Ahead of the memorial event, a viral Twitter video shows some police vehicles on the ground at the Lekki Toll Gate.
Heartbreaking moment Lekki massacre survivor shows his amputated leg to journalists
A Lekki massacre survivor identified as Olamide has reportedly shown his prosthetic leg to pressmen in Lagos during the second year anniversary of the attack on harmless protesters in Lagos.
The photos of Olamide was shared by Ismaeel Oladare Ogunsola on Twitter on Thursday, October 19.
The tweet which has generated huge reactions read:
"Olamide, a survivor of #Lekkimassacre showed the pressmen his prosthetic leg after losing his leg to gunshot at the tollgate."
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