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#LekkiShooting: Our Hospital Was Overwhelmed On First Night – Babajide Lawson by Doraty1(f): 5:01pm On Jan 30, 2021
"On the first night, there were about six patients that I saw, subsequently, other patients came, tripled in as days continued."

The number of patients shot or injured at the Lekki toll gate shooting, who were brought to a hospital, were so many that they overwhelmed the hospital, an official has said.

Babajide Lawson, a trauma and orthopaedic surgeon at Reddington Hospital, Lagos, on Saturday said there was a large number of patients on the night of October 20, after soldiers opened fire on peaceful protesters at the Lekki toll plaza.

Mr Lawson, while testifying before a Judicial Panel of Inquiry investigating the incident, said due to the crowd, there is a likelihood that the hospital did not capture the records of all the patients.

“On the night of this event, in the Lekki facility, when patients were brought in, it was a mass gathering situation in which case you have a large number of people presenting at the same time, literarily overwhelming the facility,” Mr Lawson said.

“In that kind of situation, there are lots of cases that might be compromised. If this patient says he was treated at the hospital, he can present at the hospital and get a medical report.”

The surgeon spoke during cross-examination by a lawyer to some of the victims of the shooting, Olumide Fusika, who asked him whether he authored any of the medical reports tendered to the panel.

Mr Lawson said he did not author any of the reports as it was the duty of doctors handling the patients.

“You will agree that there is none for Samuel Asola, who is a petitioner before this panel and my own client,” Mr Fusika had said.

“This client of mine says he was treated of gunshot wounds at your facility. He has pictorial proof of being actually treated. If that were to be true, it means your evidence before this panel is not comprehensive, it is not exhaustive of the people you treated of gunshot of wounds.”

The lawyer further asked whether the hospital extracted pellets from the patients as there were many cases of gunshots, especially in the case of Nnaji Mabel who had a pellet in her abdomen.

“As indicated in the report, we did not extract the pellet. I admitted the responsibility, we reviewed her CT and records, we determined that she did not need anything extensive, and she was treated and allowed to go,” the surgeon responded.

“It’s normal to have pellets in your body and just go home?” Mr Fusika further queried.

“Yes, it is possible. If there is a gunshot injury and the bullet does not in any way endanger the body, the pellet can remain,” Mr Lawson said.

The surgeon said some pellets were removed but, according to medical protocols, the police will be invited and the pellets handed over to them.

He added that other patients sustained “entry” and “exit” bullet wounds.

“In normal process, protocol is that if there is a gunshot injury and extracted the bullet, the police will have to come and the bullet be handed over.

“For the patients I treated, I did not extract any bullet; the patient that had pellet did not require a removal,” he said.

Earlier, while giving his evidence, Mr Lawson said the number of victims of the shooting who visited the hospital tripled after the first night.

“Being in charge of trauma means anybody that is involved in any form of traumatic injury, accident, gunshot and others will have to go through me first. I saw a couple of them, the ones that needed admission, I admitted and the ones that did not were taken care of.

“The thing is on that October 20, a lot of patients presented at the Lekki office, that’s the Lekki hospital. I was shuttling between there and the VI office, which I represent.

“Later on the night of 20th, I also went to the Lekki office to access and determine what amount of assistance they would require from me. I transferred some of the patients from the Lekki Hospital to the VI office.

“On the first night, there were about six patients that I saw, subsequently, other patients came, tripled in, as days continued.”

The surgeon said the patients had varying degrees of injuries and were treated.

The hospital had earlier appeared before the panel on January 6, to represent medical reports of about 20 patients who were brought to the hospital on the night of the Lekki Shooting.

‘Medical reports do not add up’

Olukayode Enitan, the lawyer to the Lagos State Government, said many of the medical reports presented by Reddington hospital did not add up.

He said he applied for the case notes of the patients to further clarify the position of the hospital.

“We applied to Reddington Hospital; we requested the hospital to produce the case notes of the patients whose reports have been presented. The reason for this is that when we went through the reports, too many of them do not add up, some are outrightly contradictory.

“We believe that the case notes will more than likely shed light on whatever it is. If it is a summation of actual events, the case not will show that, that is why we made that application.

“It is very necessary that we have the case notes before the doctors are presented for cross-examination,” Mr Enitan said.

Jonathan Ogunsanya, the lawyer to the panel, said the hospital has been served to present the case notes.

The hospital’s lawyer admitted they were served on Friday.

“We didn’t have enough time to go through the necessary process as required. However, we are able to prepare one or two, because there were different batches of patients that were treated.”

Dorris Okuwobi, the chair of the panel, ruled that case notes should not stop the presentation of evidence of the doctors and another date can be given for cross-examination.

Mrs Okuwobi, a retired judge, adjourned the matter till February 12 to allow the state government’s lawyer cross-examine Mr Lawson.
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Re: #LekkiShooting: Our Hospital Was Overwhelmed On First Night – Babajide Lawson by Millimann: 5:04pm On Jan 30, 2021
Like some people said, some of the victims are afraid of coming out with proofs. They would rather remain silent in their homes and be alive than open their mouths and be persecuted.

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Re: #LekkiShooting: Our Hospital Was Overwhelmed On First Night – Babajide Lawson by helinues: 5:08pm On Jan 30, 2021
They were many with no number?

undecided embarassed

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Re: #LekkiShooting: Our Hospital Was Overwhelmed On First Night – Babajide Lawson by Marine54(m): 5:12pm On Jan 30, 2021
helinues:
They were many with no number?

undecided embarassed
Alfa helinues

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Re: #LekkiShooting: Our Hospital Was Overwhelmed On First Night – Babajide Lawson by helinues: 5:13pm On Jan 30, 2021
Marine54:
Alfa helinues

Father Marine54, what's gwan cheesy

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Re: #LekkiShooting: Our Hospital Was Overwhelmed On First Night – Babajide Lawson by Golan007: 5:22pm On Jan 30, 2021
Pellets?

Certainly not from the military.

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Re: #LekkiShooting: Our Hospital Was Overwhelmed On First Night – Babajide Lawson by privaldo: 5:24pm On Jan 30, 2021
Millimann:
Like some people said, some of the victims are afraid of coming out with proofs. They would rather remain silent in their homes and be alive than open their mouths and be persecuted.

The government would go after who ever dares comes out. Very Sad.

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Re: #LekkiShooting: Our Hospital Was Overwhelmed On First Night – Babajide Lawson by sweetonugbu: 5:28pm On Jan 30, 2021
So there was shooting?.

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Re: #LekkiShooting: Our Hospital Was Overwhelmed On First Night – Babajide Lawson by Racoon(m): 5:31pm On Jan 30, 2021
"No evil deed will go unpunished.Any evil done by man to man will be redressed.If not now then later. If not by man then by God. For the victory of evil over good can only be temporary'-Late Dele Giwa.
Babajide Sanwo-Olu the Lagos state governor initially denied nobody died but later made a volte face when the dust start settling to say 2 people died.This was the beginning of desperate efforts to conceal evidence.

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Re: #LekkiShooting: Our Hospital Was Overwhelmed On First Night – Babajide Lawson by Charmingrascal(m): 5:31pm On Jan 30, 2021
Buratai
Tinubu
Sanwoolu and whoever ordered the shooting including the heartless soldiers that pointed their riffles at close range and kill armless protesters will never know peace. Karma will come for them the blood of those who died will seek vengeance and their blood will cry for judgement till those who kill them become restless for the rest of their lives.

So shall it be in Jesus name.
Amen.




Those who are supporting the evil may you all experience the pains that those that were shot experience. Amen!

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Re: #LekkiShooting: Our Hospital Was Overwhelmed On First Night – Babajide Lawson by theenchanter: 5:33pm On Jan 30, 2021
U can't cover lies, if u do, u'll still need a thousand lies to cover the lies and the cycle continues.

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Re: #LekkiShooting: Our Hospital Was Overwhelmed On First Night – Babajide Lawson by Mynd44: 5:38pm On Jan 30, 2021
Golan007:
Pellets?

Certainly not from the military.
This just brings a new dynamics. There have been reports that some of the protesters were armed and that might explain the pellets because the police or army does not carry pellets

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Re: #LekkiShooting: Our Hospital Was Overwhelmed On First Night – Babajide Lawson by Abigirlsuen: 5:40pm On Jan 30, 2021
Ok
Re: #LekkiShooting: Our Hospital Was Overwhelmed On First Night – Babajide Lawson by Vaughanlanrewaj: 5:40pm On Jan 30, 2021
We have seen the coordinated arson in Lagos and true grieving victims of the arson by IPOB leader's followers but where are the dead bodies of the victims?

It is absolutely impossible to kill people in their tens like 78 and kill all their pastors, imams, relatives, neighbours, friends or colleagues at work.


It is over 3 months now yet no Pastor or pastors, imams, relatives, neighbours, friends or colleagues at work reported losing someone.

Imagine killing a Catholic that Revd Kukah, a die-hard hater of APC and supporter of PDP, is member of the clergy? These guys know they are not being truthful so every month they create new lies to cover lies. We want justice if anyone was killed in Lekki so get the proofs.

That is why none of those who were paid to create those fake creative and hype them online should be spared. They must all be prosecuted and any innocent one among them freed.

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Re: #LekkiShooting: Our Hospital Was Overwhelmed On First Night – Babajide Lawson by Racoon(m): 5:40pm On Jan 30, 2021
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Mynd44:
This just brings a new dynamics. There have been reports that some of the protesters were armed and that might explain the pellets because the police or army does not carry pellets
[/s]"If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor." -Desmond Tutu

Report from who & where? How can you say #EndSARS protesters who were out for about 2 weeks without any sort of violence will suddenly start bearing arms & engaging the army in a shootout? Do you know how bloody it could have been?

All evidence then, now and in time to come showed that the nation via the Nigerian army murdered its citizens on 20/10/2020 @ Lekki and is desperately trying to cover up the conspiracy.Dont be part of it.

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Re: #LekkiShooting: Our Hospital Was Overwhelmed On First Night – Babajide Lawson by DamnnNiggarr: 5:40pm On Jan 30, 2021
shocked
Re: #LekkiShooting: Our Hospital Was Overwhelmed On First Night – Babajide Lawson by espn(m): 5:40pm On Jan 30, 2021
Na wa oo.
Re: #LekkiShooting: Our Hospital Was Overwhelmed On First Night – Babajide Lawson by Kvvngkhalifa202(m): 5:41pm On Jan 30, 2021
Nah now day break
Kontinue

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Re: #LekkiShooting: Our Hospital Was Overwhelmed On First Night – Babajide Lawson by tesppidd: 5:41pm On Jan 30, 2021
Millimann:
Like some people said, some of the victims are afraid of coming out with proofs. They would rather remain silent in their homes and be alive than open their mouths and be persecuted.
This is utter rubbish!

Even if the victims are afraid the PDP I know that is made up of angry men like Uche Secondus, Kola Olabodiya, Nyesom Wike, Atiku Abubakar, Fani Kayode, Ayo Fayose, including that red cap man that calls himself CUPP... These people would not rest until they expose the so called 78 people that were killed.

What of Nnamdi Kanu and his people? By now they would have listed at least 10 dead persons.

What about Sowore and his almighty Sahara reporters? They cant even present only 5 dead persons. Only 5!

Nonsense; Over 30 people died and their relations are all afraid to come out!

That is the most stupid thing I have heard between 2020 and 2021.

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Re: #LekkiShooting: Our Hospital Was Overwhelmed On First Night – Babajide Lawson by TOPCRUISE(m): 5:41pm On Jan 30, 2021
Shame on all who see the shootings as a scam

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Re: #LekkiShooting: Our Hospital Was Overwhelmed On First Night – Babajide Lawson by Enudapan: 5:42pm On Jan 30, 2021
Nah eh! No qualms
This is so unsophisticated

As for lekki shouting
We will never forget
Nigeria must be great

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Re: #LekkiShooting: Our Hospital Was Overwhelmed On First Night – Babajide Lawson by Lewisalexander(m): 5:42pm On Jan 30, 2021
A country where a cow is more valuable than a human being

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Re: #LekkiShooting: Our Hospital Was Overwhelmed On First Night – Babajide Lawson by superior1: 5:42pm On Jan 30, 2021
Yet, Buhari is yet to tell us what went wrong and produce the soldiers that murdered those youths

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Re: #LekkiShooting: Our Hospital Was Overwhelmed On First Night – Babajide Lawson by DoubleEngine007: 5:42pm On Jan 30, 2021
Some idiots will still come here to say ,DJ switch is a Photoshop Dj undecided

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Re: #LekkiShooting: Our Hospital Was Overwhelmed On First Night – Babajide Lawson by BigDick70inch(m): 5:43pm On Jan 30, 2021
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Re: #LekkiShooting: Our Hospital Was Overwhelmed On First Night – Babajide Lawson by moscobabs(m): 5:43pm On Jan 30, 2021
Pellets

abeg which Police and Army dey carry pellet?

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Re: #LekkiShooting: Our Hospital Was Overwhelmed On First Night – Babajide Lawson by ipobarethieves: 5:43pm On Jan 30, 2021
shocked
Re: #LekkiShooting: Our Hospital Was Overwhelmed On First Night – Babajide Lawson by ipobarethieves: 5:43pm On Jan 30, 2021
sad angry shocked
Re: #LekkiShooting: Our Hospital Was Overwhelmed On First Night – Babajide Lawson by cliffypatt(m): 5:44pm On Jan 30, 2021
Amen

Charmingrascal:
Buratai
Tinubu
Sanwoolu and whoever ordered the shooting including the heartless soldiers that pointed their riffles at close range and kill armless protesters will never know peace. Karma will come for them the blood of those who died will seek vengeance and their blood will cry for judgement till those who kill them become restless for the rest of their lives.

So shall it be in Jesus name.
Amen.




Those who are supporting the evil may you all experience the pains that those that were shot experience. Amen!

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