Weeks after the shooting of peaceful demonstrators in Lagos, the Nigerian Army has admitted that President Muhammadu Buhari in his capacity as Commander-In-Chief authorised the deployment of soldiers to maintain law and order at the Lekki Toll Gate area of Lagos.

At least 10 protesters were killed in the Lekki plaza shooting og October 20, according to Amnesty International.

The army had maintained that its troops were not at the site but later said soldiers were sent to enforce a curfew.

Appearing before the Lagos Judicial Panel of Inquiry on Saturday, Ahmed Taiwo, a Brigadier-General of the Nigerian Army, said Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu could only have made a request but only the President and Commander-In-Chief can authorise the deployment of soldiers.

Taiwo claimed that the events that culminated in the incident of October 20 at the Lekki Toll Gate had its remote causes in the wider #EndSARS protest and its immediate causes in the lawlessness that ensued from October 18.

He explained that the attack made the governor to call on the army to interfere in the crisis and due to the urgency of the situation, Sanwo-Olu imposed a 24-hour curfew, which was to commence at 4:00pm on October 20 but was later shifted to 9:00pm.

Taiwo said, “Due to the urgency of the security situation in the state, the governor declared a 24-hour curfew which was supposed to start at 4:00pm. They wanted everyone off the streets to deal with the hoodlums, but after some observations, the timing was shifted to 21:00 hours, but this timing was not communicated to the Nigerian Army.

“Be that as it may, we the Nigerian Army had already immediately deployed the 65 Battalion under the 81 Division Garrison to forestal all further violence and loss of lives. It is important to note that this deployment of troops contrary to reports, was done throughout Lagos to activate Phase 4 of the Internal Security Operations.”

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I can't stop laughing in Cameroon language

I have been vindicated once again ...I maintained only a Buhari had the diabolic characteristics to order such evil

Why were they lying like ashawo girls before?

FarahAideed:
I have been vindicated once again ...I maintained only a Buhari had the diabolic characteristics to order such evil

And knowing his historic antecedents to inflict pain on innocent people, he must be laughing all this time.

ICC and International community over to you, please this people must not go unponished o

Instrument of disaster

you should have known why he ignored the lekki shooting during his much awaited prerecorded speech

Conspiracy theories

Yeye presidiot

Any wonder he has been oppressing Nigerians even treating this incidence with levity? I guess the tyrannt would have arrested these soldiers a long if they were involved in a coup.So shameful!

For real??

To shoot unarmed civilians waving just the green White Green flag

Sanwo Olu cannot be exonerated from the damages that occur after his call for curfew.

He better own up to save the judicial commission time and redress the injustices therefrom.

The Ojota rally against Jonathan was allowed yet they prefer Buhari

Please enjoy your messiah...

We knew it all along that the Sudanese immigrant had a hand in it. May sorrow befall his entire household

When did the army general say that in this probe that was televised all over the world today that it was Buhari that ordered them to Lekki?

Well, anything to make PDP n Igbos happy...

More reason he didn't bothered to mention the killings of unarmed citizens in his recorded address.
Evil personified presido

vanbonattel:


And knowing his historic antecedents to inflict pain on innocent people, he must be laughing all this time.

I can't believe I'm saying this but from what I can deduce is the president only commanded the Army to restore order but how ever they carried it out was left to their discretion, it's not like he authorised a special mission to the Lekki toll gate.
The army now decided to overdo things that led to people dying.

Be that as it may I'm still disappointed at the way he is going about the witchunt of the so called leaders of the protest. It's only a foolish government that will refuse to address the grievances of the people an instead use brute force.

Truth will surely come out

Arrewa Helinues ThebossTrevor Uptimum123

Was it Buhari that placed curfew in Lagos on the day of Lekki event?

Why would Buhari deployed military to Lekki?

Anyways na from Sahara Deserted

He his the Commander in chief of the Armed Forces so he would have been briefed before the army from all environs in Lagos was deployed to restore peace in their respective location.

The fact still remains the Army followed due process and there was no life lost at the Lekki toll gate

I wonder how evolution missed some people

Like the one above me

They are never bothered about the lies of the government.

They just keep ranting rubbish

Zombies

sapientia:
I wonder how evolution missed some people

Like the one above me

They are never bothered about the lies of the government.

They just keep ranting rubbish

Zombies

Stop being a bigot

It's not good for your health