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DJ Switch To Canadian Parliament: How Soldiers Shot At Us At Lekki Toll Gate by Kimcutie: 4:40pm On Nov 09, 2020
Soldiers Who Shot At Us Said They Were Acting On Orders From Above, DJ Switch Tells Canadian Parliament

Obianuju Catherine Udeh professionally known as DJ Switch, has revealed that soldiers, who shot at peaceful #ENDSARS protesters at Lekki Toll Gate, Lagos, on October 20, 2020, revealed that they were sent to the protest ground on orders from above.

DJ Switch said this while speaking with the Sub-committee on International Human Rights of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development of the Canadian parliament.

The entertainer recounted the incident that led to the deaths of about a dozen protesters at the Lekki Toll Gate.

She noted that the military opened fire on the protesters after creating a three-formation line.
Debunking claims by the Nigerian Army that soldiers fired blank bullets into the air, DJ Switch said the soldiers shot at them.

She told the Canadian parliament that she counted not less than seven persons shot, adding that one of the soldiers threatened to shoot her.

Recounting the October 20 incident, she said, “On October 20, 2020, we had spirited Nigerians there united with one goal against police brutality against bad governance.

“What started out as a protest against police brutality with the unit called SARS unfortunately degenerated into something I still find hard to reconcile within my heart.

“We got information that the government wants to see me and six other people and I remember saying to them that we have no leader and if the government wanted to speak with us, he should kindly come to the toll gate and address Nigerians because we have been out for eleven days.”

She added that the first gunshot was heard from behind, adding that it was chaotic as people were running in different directions so as not to be hit by bullet until it was announced that protesters should lie on the floor.

She continued, saying, “As we didn’t know where the gunshots were coming from and what they are about and then the lights went off.

“I remembered the military came in first, they stopped shooting at some point and I walked up to one of them and I asked why he was shooting at us and he said he had express order from above, and I was coming too close to him and if I come too close, it would be considered an attack on him and he would have to shoot.


“It didn’t take another ten minutes, the shooting started again. I remember seeing seven people that have been shot down and we were telling people on my live Instagram to help us call an ambulance.”

She also added that after the military were ordered to stop shooting by a senior military officer, the police were drafted to the toll gate and continued shooting at protesters, who were still at the protest ground.

She revealed that she has been in hiding following threats to her live by unknown people.

She said she initially thought it was an empty threat until she received a call that the military were trying to arrest her.

“I have been on the move because they have been after my life. The first threat came in, I thought it was a joke, I sincerely thought it was a joke.

“Just as I was leaving, I got a phone call that I should leave the vicinity because there are military men at the hospital.

“I had to abandon my home, I moved from people’s home, and then just to get out of Nigeria. I am still travelling, and I am not done with my trip,” DJ Switch revealed.

http://saharareporters.com/2020/11/09/lekki-soldiers-who-shot-us-said-they-were-acting-orders-above-dj-switch-tells-canadian


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qeAwXNftBsA

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Re: DJ Switch To Canadian Parliament: How Soldiers Shot At Us At Lekki Toll Gate by bigdammyj: 4:41pm On Nov 09, 2020
Noted

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Re: DJ Switch To Canadian Parliament: How Soldiers Shot At Us At Lekki Toll Gate by Pierocash(m): 5:24pm On Nov 09, 2020
This is what Nigeria government has turned simple protest into, to protest peacefully against police wickedness and bad governance has suddenly become a criminal offense that people are now been hunted like antelope in the jungle.

May every evil leader behind Nigeria's failure sleep and never wake up again, plus their loved ones

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Re: DJ Switch To Canadian Parliament: How Soldiers Shot At Us At Lekki Toll Gate by Smellymouth: 5:31pm On Nov 09, 2020
Chaiii!!

I Wish say na me do that IG live. Na automatic japaa for me..

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Re: DJ Switch To Canadian Parliament: How Soldiers Shot At Us At Lekki Toll Gate by slawormiir: 8:15pm On Nov 09, 2020
Damnnn niggarrrr
Isoright

The generalisimo doesn't know what he has put his hand into
If the soldiers say they were acting on orders from above
Then the generalisimo is in deep shit

If you a niggarrrr and you know who is a generalisimo then you must be a real niggarrr

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Re: DJ Switch To Canadian Parliament: How Soldiers Shot At Us At Lekki Toll Gate by Sheuns(m): 8:15pm On Nov 09, 2020
Okay

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Re: DJ Switch To Canadian Parliament: How Soldiers Shot At Us At Lekki Toll Gate by WoundedLamb: 8:15pm On Nov 09, 2020
Lol...Let's welcome the latest Canadian, guys! Canada grants asylum even to people with less serious stories. The only downside is how long she'd stay in limbo.

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Re: DJ Switch To Canadian Parliament: How Soldiers Shot At Us At Lekki Toll Gate by naijadrivablog: 8:15pm On Nov 09, 2020
Make she tell them to give her asylum.


PS: I hear say dem don give am asylum.

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Re: DJ Switch To Canadian Parliament: How Soldiers Shot At Us At Lekki Toll Gate by inoki247: 8:16pm On Nov 09, 2020
Automatic Asylum Format

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Re: DJ Switch To Canadian Parliament: How Soldiers Shot At Us At Lekki Toll Gate by Nobody: 8:16pm On Nov 09, 2020
Na wa o, really bad
Re: DJ Switch To Canadian Parliament: How Soldiers Shot At Us At Lekki Toll Gate by Openbusiness: 8:16pm On Nov 09, 2020
Buhari regime in one paragraph:

1) We were not at toll gate, it's Fake News
2) We were at toll gate because of curfew
3) We were at toll gate but we didn't shoot
4) We were at toll gate but we shot in the air
5) We were at toll gate because LASG asked us to secure the place
6) We were at toll gate, but we shot protesters with blank ammunition
7) We were not at toll gate, it was hoodlums dressed in military uniforms
8 ) We were at toll gate but we didn't shoot protesters, we shot hoodlums that were attacking us with broken bottles
9) We were at toll gate, we were giving protesters bottle water to drink
10) We didn't remove toll gate cameras
11) We removed toll gate cameras to prevent vandalism
12) Nobody to turn on generator when NEPA light disappeared
13) No protesters were killed
14) 2 protesters died
14) Nobody stole the dead bodies of protesters
15) There was no massacre
16) There was no shooting, everything is a lie

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Re: DJ Switch To Canadian Parliament: How Soldiers Shot At Us At Lekki Toll Gate by CDavidd(m): 8:16pm On Nov 09, 2020
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Re: DJ Switch To Canadian Parliament: How Soldiers Shot At Us At Lekki Toll Gate by TecM0: 8:16pm On Nov 09, 2020
cool



Congratulations Obianuju Catherine Udeh aka DJ switch

Meanwhile , while you have gone to get sanctuary/ assylum in Canada, Ladipo market is under attack, no police and no fire service department on site, a shop owner who got money to get a shop by deligently serving his master for decades is about to loose that Investment



.

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Re: DJ Switch To Canadian Parliament: How Soldiers Shot At Us At Lekki Toll Gate by mainman7(m): 8:16pm On Nov 09, 2020
In another news, The Kremlin has said that Vladimer Putin will not congratulate Joe Biden until all legal processes have been exhausted and an official announcement has been made by the relevant authorities in America that he has won the presidential election.

An announcement by CNN, FOX News, Al Jazeera, BBC and all the other television and media outlets in the world is NOT good enough for them.

I commend the Russians who have decided to tread the path of caution in view of the circumstances under which Biden has emerged.

This is how foreign Governments are meant to react to the unfolding and increasingly unsavoury events in America.

Shame on ALL ill-motive driven foreign leaders who have congratulated Biden on winning an election in which only the media has declared him as winner.

Kudos to Russia, China, Mexico, Turkey, Brazil, Hungary, Iran, North Korea and a number of others for refusing to do so.

I am disappointed with the premature congratulatory messages offered to Biden by the UK, France, Germany, Saudi Arabia, Israel, India, Pakistan, Egypt, South Africa, Nigeria, Ghana, South Korea, Japan and a number of other countries.

I am dumbfounded by some Nigerian leaders who have also congratulated Biden including Muhammadu Buhari, Olusegun Obasano, Goodluck Jonathan, Abubakar Atiku, Bukola Saraki, Peter Obi and countless others.

This unnecessary fawning and belittling expression of love and support for their preffered candidate could at least have waited until the matter has been properly concluded.

If Donald Trump eventually prevails and he is sworn in on January 20th for a second term there are going to be a lot of very red faces on the world stage.

Whether anyone wishes to accept it or not, the fact of the matter is that the election results have NOT been confirmed and the Electoral College has NOT formally met and declared the outcome.

To add to that there are serious and credible claims of fraud, cheating, perfidy, voter suppression and election irregularities which the courts are yet to look into and clearly there is still a long way to go before the whole matter is brought to an end and formally concluded.

Congratulating the candidate of a political party that may well have ruthlessly and corruptly rigged his way to what is likely to end up being a pyrrhic and shortlived "victory" is not in our nation's interest, is not the way to enhance, strengthen, support and entrench democracy and does not speak well of those who have done so.

Whether you support Biden or Trump, let us at least wait for the matter to be properly concluded and a winner officially declared by the relevant authorities before we start dishing out our congratulatory messages like confetti at a white wedding.

Anything less is inappropiate, irresponsible, unbecoming, embarrassing and utterly slavish.

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Re: DJ Switch To Canadian Parliament: How Soldiers Shot At Us At Lekki Toll Gate by omodaamola: 8:16pm On Nov 09, 2020
DJ Switch became endangered and had to escape from the government because she spoke up. This government that is forcing it's best brains into asylum is also granting amnesty to Boko Haram & absorbing armed bandits into the society. Abeg, this One Nigeria of Lord Luggard is audio wink

Meanwhile, if you're much interested to start a profitable forex, please Chat up now (Serious minded biko)

Money is just something you need in case you do not die tomorrow

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Re: DJ Switch To Canadian Parliament: How Soldiers Shot At Us At Lekki Toll Gate by Originality007: 8:16pm On Nov 09, 2020
cry
Re: DJ Switch To Canadian Parliament: How Soldiers Shot At Us At Lekki Toll Gate by aleeyus(m): 8:16pm On Nov 09, 2020
This girl

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Re: DJ Switch To Canadian Parliament: How Soldiers Shot At Us At Lekki Toll Gate by Enudapan: 8:16pm On Nov 09, 2020
Nah eh! No qualms
This is so sophisticated
Re: DJ Switch To Canadian Parliament: How Soldiers Shot At Us At Lekki Toll Gate by Nobody: 8:16pm On Nov 09, 2020
This babe putting herself more in danger?

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Re: DJ Switch To Canadian Parliament: How Soldiers Shot At Us At Lekki Toll Gate by Asbet: 8:16pm On Nov 09, 2020
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Re: DJ Switch To Canadian Parliament: How Soldiers Shot At Us At Lekki Toll Gate by whytediamond(m): 8:16pm On Nov 09, 2020
Nigeria my kwantiri cry

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Re: DJ Switch To Canadian Parliament: How Soldiers Shot At Us At Lekki Toll Gate by uncleck: 8:16pm On Nov 09, 2020
This country no go better in our time

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Re: DJ Switch To Canadian Parliament: How Soldiers Shot At Us At Lekki Toll Gate by Originality007: 8:17pm On Nov 09, 2020
inoki247:
Automatic Asylum Format


Listening to urself again

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Re: DJ Switch To Canadian Parliament: How Soldiers Shot At Us At Lekki Toll Gate by ecolime(m): 8:17pm On Nov 09, 2020
Smart gal...

Why Canada? Why not Ghana or Benin Republic?

Someone should please help me with Australian embassy address. I don't feel safe in this country too.

This na big opportunity grin

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Re: DJ Switch To Canadian Parliament: How Soldiers Shot At Us At Lekki Toll Gate by Tekecoms1(m): 8:17pm On Nov 09, 2020
Dj switch flipping the switch in order to make the international community realize she's in danger makes sense. Love you dear!

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Re: DJ Switch To Canadian Parliament: How Soldiers Shot At Us At Lekki Toll Gate by cktheluckyman: 8:18pm On Nov 09, 2020
Canada government zombies are also after me.I need my own Assylum

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Re: DJ Switch To Canadian Parliament: How Soldiers Shot At Us At Lekki Toll Gate by primestreams: 8:18pm On Nov 09, 2020
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Re: DJ Switch To Canadian Parliament: How Soldiers Shot At Us At Lekki Toll Gate by Farki: 8:18pm On Nov 09, 2020
The police have already arrested several people involved with the ENDSARS protest and blocked their accounts, she is right to flee before they make her dissappear.

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Re: DJ Switch To Canadian Parliament: How Soldiers Shot At Us At Lekki Toll Gate by ZKOSOSO(m): 8:18pm On Nov 09, 2020
Best place for maximum impact to SORO SOKE.....!!

Buhari na Devil incarnate....!!

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