https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkStuWXgySU
#EndSARS: CNN Releases second report on Lekki shootings

CNN has released a second report with videos showing soldiers shooting at unarmed protesters on October 20, 2020 at Lekki Tollgate. The CNN new report also shows protesters running as soldiers open fire at the tollgate.

The fresh report also shows Brig.Gen Ahmed Taiwo admitting before the judicial panel in Lagos that his men took live ammunition to the tollgate. It also shows that Brig.Gen Taiwo’s claim is at variance with information minister, Lai Mohammed's claim that the army fired blank bullets.

Analysis of CCTV footage from Lekki toll gate raises new questions about shooting

(CNN)It was supposed to be the key piece of evidence. But when it came, the Lagos State government's security camera footage of the Lekki toll gate shooting did not capture everything.

The footage from the security camera overlooking the toll gate in Lagos, Nigeria was played during Saturday's session of an eight-person judicial panel set up to investigate police brutality and the now-disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad -- the primary focus of thousands-strong protests in the city that lasted for almost two weeks in October.

The panel is also charged by the Lagos State government with probing the shooting of protesters at the Lekki toll gate on the evening of October 20 and into the early hours of October 21.

CNN obtained a copy of the CCTV footage ahead of the panel's sitting on Saturday and matched it up to verified footage published as part of an investigation last week into the events at the toll gate.

The footage corroborates the timings CNN reported for the gunshots fired by the army. It also shows soldiers approaching protesters and firing shots.

What is perhaps most notable is what's missing.
At 6:47 p.m., the moment when CNN has video of the army appearing to fire directly at protesters, the surveillance camera pans away from the area.

The Lekki Concession Company (LCC), the firm that operates the toll gate in a public-private partnership, says its staff were sent home before an evening curfew, imposed by the State's Governor, came into effect.

The surveillance camera pans left and tilts up before reframing and struggling for focus. It is unclear if the camera pans away deliberately or whether the pan away is a poor choice by the CCTV operator.

The LCC had previously testified at the panel on November 3 that the recording stopped at around 8 p.m. because it was tampered with.
The surveillance footage once again raises questions about the investigation into what happened at the Lekki toll gate protest -- and why surveillance video from the evening does not provide a more complete picture.

In the aftermath of CNN's investigation, the United States and the United Kingdom have called on Nigeria to ensure that its investigation is free and fair.

On Monday, the UK parliament debated a petition seeking to sanction the Nigerian government and the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) over alleged human rights abuses.

The foreign office also released a statement saying: "The Foreign Secretary has been clear that the Nigerian government must urgently investigate reports of brutality at the hands of the security forces and hold those responsible to account.

"It is important that the police in Nigeria respect human rights. We have been working with Nigeria to support reforms to ensure this happens."

The police said it would not comment until after the judicial inquiry. However, in a tweet in early November, it denied shooting at protesters.
"...our police officers never resorted to use of unlawful force or shooting at the protesters as alleged in the report."

Since the shooting, which brought an end to the protest movement in Africa's most populous country, the army has made many shifting statements about how it engaged with the peaceful demonstrators.

The army has repeatedly said the soldiers deployed to the toll gate fired into the air and not at protesters directly. The army did not respond to multiple requests from CNN for comment. On Twitter, it repeatedly stamped news accounts of the shooting as "Fake News."

However, social media footage -- submitted by the army's own counsel to the panel on Saturday -- featured an eyewitness saying, "they are shooting at protesters." It appeared to be the same video that CNN geo-located which was shot from the nearby Oriental Hotel in Lekki on October 20.

On Saturday, army spokesman Brigadier Ahmed Taiwo also contradicted previous testimony to the judicial panel by saying that the army was equipped on the night with live rounds.
"For the protection of the force, we carried live bullets in case they were attacked. But the soldiers who formed the firing team, who fired as you could see in the video [...] carried magazines charged with blank ammunition."

CNN's investigation had revealed the use of live ammunition at the toll gate, based on analysis carried out by ballistics experts and conversations with military sources.
The army has insisted that only blanks were used.

Adesina Ogunlana, a lawyer who is representing some of the "#EndSARS" protesters at the judicial panel, told CNN another protester died recently after falling into a coma from injuries sustained on October 20.

"I saw one of them that was shot at and taken to Reddington (Hospital)," Ogunlana said. "About ... three Sundays ago, I was there and there was this person shot in the head. He's dead now."
"What blanks lodge in somebody's brain and stay there and send him to a coma, killing him?"
CNN has not been able to independently confirm the death of this person.

On Saturday, Brigadier Taiwo once again rejected any responsibility by the army for deaths of protesters, saying that one of the deaths was from "blunt force trauma to the head on Admiralty Way ... 3 kilometers away from the Lekki toll gate. And the second person at Yaba."
"It had nothing whatsoever to do with the Lekki toll gate," he said.

In response to CNN's investigation, the Nigerian government said the news organization should be sanctioned and alleged that doctored videos were used, describing the reporting as "fake news" and "misinformation."

"Our reporting was carefully and meticulously researched, and we stand by it," the spokesperson said via email.

In a letter addressed to CNN on November 23, Nigeria's Ministry of Information demanded an internal investigation into CNN's reporting, as a "form of remediation" and to "determine whether it met the basic standards of journalism." The Minister added in the letter that the "Federal Government reserves the right to take any action within its laws to prevent CNN from aggravating the #EndSARS crisis."

CNN's November 19 report included photos and videos of gunshots, the wounded, and victims. The videos, acquired from multiple eyewitnesses and protesters, were verified in interviews, and by using timestamps and other data from the media files.

Ogunlana, the lawyer representing some of the protesters, said the evidence the army continues to submit to the judicial panel is undermining its defense.

"There's a proverb among my people," Ogunlana said. "They say the wasp is in denial, the big black ant known for his terrible sting is in denial, but here is the face of the farmer, so badly swollen."

https://edition.cnn.com/2020/11/24/africa/nigeria-shooting-lekki-toll-gate-cctv-analysis-intl/index.html

Extra: "We continue to stand by our reporting" - CNN tells the Nigerian government

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzRL5gZcCbc

The big question is what will happen to the perpetrators of this great crime against humanity?hope it wouldn't end with rants and rants till it this case fades away.

Anyway this woud be a great lesson to the tyrannical government in this country don't mess with this generation ,they thought it was the 1966-1967 generation of biafrans they massacred and went away with it,this is the computer generation a tech savvy generation,you do anyhow you see anyhow FTC baby....

cool. I take CNN's words over that of the aggressor who switched off lights and camera before shooting. Who shoots in the dark if not demented gun wielding vampires?

"...The American news network stated that there’s been shifting narratives since the shooting.It also shows that Brig.Gen Taiwo’s claim is at variance with information minister, Lai Mohammed's claim that the army fired blank bullets.

"We continue to stand by our reporting" - CNN tells the Nigerian government..."

Incongruent lies! This is the unique hallmark of liars.They lie so much that they never know when they have to tell more lies to cover a lie.So Lai Mohammed should better start rebooting the next brand of lies he will tell because CNN is going to fry his sorry ass with this issue that will never go away.

The fact that the army acknowledged they were @ Lekki with live rounds even with their shameless attempts to deny the shooting that were well captured & aftermath of stopping ambulance services into Lekki tollplaza on the said day make them culpable.

Lai Mohammed and his band of shameless zombies think CNN is a media body they can threaten with DSS or fine in order to shut out the truth.CNN will continue to expose their wickedness.

Lai Mohd will still look for some lies to counter this one too I trust Lai, lies no dey finish for his mouth

More than desired....ENDSARS protests made it's point but was impeded from reaching it's GOALS by our wicked Politicians and people in power.

We Moooooove!
#EndPoliceBrutality
#EndBadGovernment

PROACTIVITY Leads To PRODUCTIVITY!

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Another set of fake stories.

You still cannot show evidence of people being shot at.

All you show are gunshots which could have been aimed in the air as we have seen over and over again.

Simply putting CNN on it means nothing.

Golan007:
Another set of fake stories.

You still cannot show evidence of people being shot at.

All you show are gunshots which could have been aimed in the air as we have seen over and over again.

Simply putting CNN on it means nothing.

Shut Up Man.

It is clear the army went there for something worthy of a cover up when they switched off the lights and cameras. They quickly followed that up with many conflicting lies that ended up being recanted. Then why deny wounded people first aid and medical attention?

I can see you have sold that your soul to some powers somewhere. Homicidal investigation the world over doesn't have to prove or provide video of the act and CNN has done what is required.

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Golan007:
Another set of fake stories.You still cannot show evidence of people being shot at.All you show are gunshots which could have been aimed in the air as we have seen over and over again.Simply putting CNN on it means nothing.

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https://www.thecable.ng/breaking-given-the-same-circumstance-well-repeat-what-we-did-in-lekki-says-army

This Present Government is confused....


Them no know say everything will be messy like this na person wey dense go write this script....

I can remember vividly during Occupy Nigeria Subsidy protest Jonathan used the Army and it was a day time operation...

When people go reach freedom park on Monday early in the morning everywhere filled with soldiers nd till today we never hear of any casualty....

if the government is not confused why send soldiers to a protest in the night, tampering with cameras...

Standing5:
Shut Up Man.

Shut up.

No amount of cancelling or bullying would make me accept lies as facts.

Get that through your skull.

You and your family members will soon be a victim of police brutality.

Golan007:
Another set of fake stories.

You still cannot show evidence of people being shot at.

All you show are gunshots which could have been aimed in the air as we have seen over and over again.

Simply putting CNN on it means nothing.

Hmmmmmmm, criminals/vagabonds in power.

Una don buy market. More still coming

CNN be giving Lai Muhammed a hard time.
He would soon come out with his big mouth to spew trash.

make CNN go rest

they should give us oyigbo report too..

abi na cow die for oyigbo massacre

after4:
You and your family members will soon be a victim of police brutality.

Why do you guys always resort to cursing and swearing at people who ask for real evidence to support the claim by CNN and those who believe a massacre too place?

Let it be known that Buhari's Regime remains the worst democratic government we've ever had in Nigeria.


Incase you don't know na me talk

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All Of Una Way Dey Shout Fake News Na Ogun Go Kill Una




Fashola how far the camcorder wey you see

The fvck

Niggarr!!

Pussy ass niggarrs still be asking for corpses as evidence when its fvcking obvious what happened that night at Lekki toll gate.

Switch showed us what happened, CNN shed more light, what else do you want again.

LIE LIE LAI always living up to his name.

There are more questions that have been left unanswered.

Who gave that fvcking order?? Was it you pussy ass niggarr??

We would never forget that night..

I said what I said

Keep the fire burning

CNN is not NTA. BBC is only serving the interest of their government, which is to protect their company called Nigeria.

Nigeria govt have had it easy with Trump in the helm of affairs, with Biden you guys will get scrutinized because that’s what the liberal stands for.

Fake News CNN Left-wing media VS Buhari Scam Regime

This battle will be interesting oh
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lalasticlala:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkStuWXgySU
#EndSARS: CNN Releases second report on Lekki shootings

CNN has released a second report with videos showing soldiers shooting at unarmed protesters on October 20, 2020 at Lekki Tollgate. The CNN new report also shows protesters running as soldiers open fire at the tollgate.

The fresh report also shows Brig.Gen Ahmed Taiwo admitting before the judicial panel in Lagos that his men took live ammunition to the tollgate. It also shows that Brig.Gen Taiwo’s claim is at variance with information minister, Lai Mohammed's claim that the army fired blank bullets.

Extra: "We continue to stand by our reporting" - CNN tells the Nigerian government

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzRL5gZcCbc

What does Lie Mohammed know about the military and blank or live bullets, that he should open his mouth and say the military went with blank bullets?

Is he now the Army spokesman?

Keep the pressure CNN. Good Job