{"id":37608,"date":"2020-11-03T15:21:47","date_gmt":"2020-11-03T15:21:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=37608"},"modified":"2020-11-03T15:21:54","modified_gmt":"2020-11-03T15:21:54","slug":"hoodlums-not-soldiers-likely-behind-lekki-shooting-agf-malami","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=37608","title":{"rendered":"Hoodlums, not soldiers likely behind Lekki shooting \u2014AGF Malami"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice has said that it was possible hoodlums and not soldiers shot unarmed and peaceful #EndSARS protesters at Lekki tollgate in Lagos State on October 20.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He stated, that it would be \u201cpre-emptive\u201d to conclude there was even shooting at Lekki tollgate<\/a>, adding that soldiers seen at the place could likely be soldiers wearing army uniform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Malami stated this when he spoke with newsmen in Abuja on Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Malami said, \u201cYou cannot rule out the possibility of perhaps hoodlums that set in to create a scene\u2026 could equally partake in the process.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He added that investigation to unravel what truly happened was underway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Malami\u2019s claim is coming despite Nigeria Army\u2019s acceptance that it deployed soldiers at Lekki tollgate on the request of Lagos State government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The army, however, denied that the soldiers did not shoot the protesters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meanwhile, video and photo evidence from the Lekki tollgate<\/a> incident showed that several people were injured while a yet to be established number of protesters are said to have died as a result of shooting by the men in army uniform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Currently, a judicial panel set up by Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu set up to probe the activities of the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) of the police unit, is also working to ascertain what really happened at Lekki tollgate on October 20, 2020.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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