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EndSARS: Nigerian Army Disbands Legal Team, Pulls Out Of Lagos Judicial Panel by Nomorelove: 12:21pm On Jan 31, 2021
The Nigerian Army has disbanded its legal team for the Lagos State Judicial Panel, effectively pulling out of the investigative hearing as more evidence resurfaces confirming that Nigerian soldiers shot at peaceful protesters last October.

S.N. Agwhe, a member of army counsel to the panel made the development known to the Judicial Panel on Saturday,

Agwhe had appeared before the panel on behalf of the army legal team, but revealed that the job of the army counsel finished on November 21.

“We do not have any further mandate to represent the army in any subsequent proceedings,” Agwhe told the panel.

He reminded the panel that Akinlolu Kehinde, head of the army legal team, had earlier submitted a memo notifying the panel of the decision.

The last hearing on January 23 was the third time in a row that the army and its counsel failed to appear before the panel.

The panel chairman Doris Okuwobi, a retired judge, however, warned that the army would not claim denial of fair hearing when the panel submits its findings to the government.

The Army’s withdrawal from the panel comes after Reddington Hospital testified to treating victims from the #EndSARS protest with bullet wounds on October 20, 21 and 22.

Petitioners had alleged that soldiers opened fire at peaceful protesters, killing and injuring several protesters, which led to the Army being summoned before the judicial panel of inquiry.

The Nigerian Army had reluctantly admitted being at the scene of the Lekki shootings after initial denials. still, it denied opening fire on the protesters, many of whom sat on the floor and were singing the national anthem.

The army however claims that officers were sent out to enforce a curfew that was imposed by the Lagos State Government but didn’t open fire on peaceful protesters.
https://www.arise.tv/endsars-nigerian-army-disbands-legal-team-pulls-out-of-lagos-panel-investigating-lekki-shooting/

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Re: EndSARS: Nigerian Army Disbands Legal Team, Pulls Out Of Lagos Judicial Panel by Peak11(m): 12:36pm On Jan 31, 2021
Surely, this action is not in the interest of justice.

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Re: EndSARS: Nigerian Army Disbands Legal Team, Pulls Out Of Lagos Judicial Panel by Crimrburster: 12:39pm On Jan 31, 2021

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Re: EndSARS: Nigerian Army Disbands Legal Team, Pulls Out Of Lagos Judicial Panel by Olatunji1929: 12:41pm On Jan 31, 2021
reporting to which government?I hope she was not refering to bubu government because if she was talking about this govt nothing good will come out of this panel they should just disband every thing now

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Re: EndSARS: Nigerian Army Disbands Legal Team, Pulls Out Of Lagos Judicial Panel by PrinceOfLagos: 12:41pm On Jan 31, 2021
They're through with the dirty work that Tinubu and Sanwo olu asked them to do, so it's time to go home .

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Re: EndSARS: Nigerian Army Disbands Legal Team, Pulls Out Of Lagos Judicial Panel by Upton: 12:42pm On Jan 31, 2021
Reddington testified?

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Re: EndSARS: Nigerian Army Disbands Legal Team, Pulls Out Of Lagos Judicial Panel by chatinent: 12:59pm On Jan 31, 2021
A world with no more love.

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Re: EndSARS: Nigerian Army Disbands Legal Team, Pulls Out Of Lagos Judicial Panel by Omihanifa: 1:12pm On Jan 31, 2021
The chairman of the panel is just wasting her time undecided even if she submits her report and implicates the Nigeria army, nothing will come out of it. The Nigeria army won't pay any compensation and the matter will just keep dragging like the confab report that was submitted since 2014 grin

The Nigeria army too may decide to implicate the Lagos State government by releasing evidence that the governor called them to the scene and even gave them instructions to use military power to clear the protesters from the toll gate

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Re: EndSARS: Nigerian Army Disbands Legal Team, Pulls Out Of Lagos Judicial Panel by truthfulparrot(m): 1:15pm On Jan 31, 2021
The New service chiefs should not start on this wrong footing!

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Re: EndSARS: Nigerian Army Disbands Legal Team, Pulls Out Of Lagos Judicial Panel by Mainone33: 1:23pm On Jan 31, 2021
Lol
Re: EndSARS: Nigerian Army Disbands Legal Team, Pulls Out Of Lagos Judicial Panel by sammysmiles(m): 1:23pm On Jan 31, 2021
undecided
Re: EndSARS: Nigerian Army Disbands Legal Team, Pulls Out Of Lagos Judicial Panel by Crimrburster: 1:23pm On Jan 31, 2021
Zoo soldiers

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Re: EndSARS: Nigerian Army Disbands Legal Team, Pulls Out Of Lagos Judicial Panel by Sabadon(m): 1:23pm On Jan 31, 2021
Tyranny.....

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Re: EndSARS: Nigerian Army Disbands Legal Team, Pulls Out Of Lagos Judicial Panel by shiki(m): 1:23pm On Jan 31, 2021
Only God will revenge for the blood of the innocent youths killed by the Nig Army

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Re: EndSARS: Nigerian Army Disbands Legal Team, Pulls Out Of Lagos Judicial Panel by Timblogga: 1:24pm On Jan 31, 2021
So bad
Re: EndSARS: Nigerian Army Disbands Legal Team, Pulls Out Of Lagos Judicial Panel by michoim(m): 1:24pm On Jan 31, 2021
They have better and urgent work to do against insecurity...

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Re: EndSARS: Nigerian Army Disbands Legal Team, Pulls Out Of Lagos Judicial Panel by DoubleEngine007: 1:24pm On Jan 31, 2021
truthfulparrot:
The New service chiefs should not start on this wrong footing!
They are all birds of a feather ..

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Re: EndSARS: Nigerian Army Disbands Legal Team, Pulls Out Of Lagos Judicial Panel by LearnITskills00: 1:24pm On Jan 31, 2021
Oga oooo
It is well
Re: EndSARS: Nigerian Army Disbands Legal Team, Pulls Out Of Lagos Judicial Panel by Mopolchi: 1:24pm On Jan 31, 2021
Na dem kill end SARS Protesters

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Re: EndSARS: Nigerian Army Disbands Legal Team, Pulls Out Of Lagos Judicial Panel by Macphenson: 1:24pm On Jan 31, 2021
I understand this action was taken after the doctor at Reddinton Hospital testified that they admitted many people during the incident.

Infact he said their facilities in Lekki and V.I. were overwhelmed with victims during the incident. He said he personally treated about six people wom he gave their names.

There have been an ongoing debate whether there was a massacre or not.

I decided to take a look at the meaning of the word "MASSACRE".

From Miriam's Webster dictionary (ONLINE)

MASSACRE: The act or an instance of killing a number of usually helpless or unresisting human beings under circumstances of atrocity or cruelty.

From this definition, we can deduce that the emphasis is.not necessarily on the number as there were no specific range of numbers mentioned before it can be branded a MASSACRE. It simply said " A NUMBER", meaning the number could be "TWO" or "A BILLION" .

The key words to note here are
1. HELPLESS 2.UNRESISTING.

1. HELPLESS:. With respect to the Lekki incident, the victims were completly and absolutely helpless. They were unarmed civilians who were simply showing love for their country by protesting the extortion, intimidation and extra judicial killings of a rogue unit of the NPF, which the authorities have refused to take a decisive action to stem this cancer despite public out cry for years.

2. UNRESISTING: With respect to the Lekki incident, the armless civilian protesters were unresisting in the face of the military. They sat down when fire was opened, waving their flagis and singing the National anthem, simply showing patriotism in the face of threat. There was no form of resistance, since they were already sitting down, it was very easy for the military to round them up together and prosecute them for what ever offence they committed but no, shots were fired instead.

From this deductions and with recent revelation from the doctor at Reddinton, we can comfortably say there was a "MASSACRE" at Lekki toll gate.

Those confusing themselves with number, the definition of massacre did not specify any number but rather layed emphasis on the circumstances surrounding the killings.

Indeed , there was #LEKKIMASSACRE

Cc


HELINUES
SIRJAMO
ARREWA
SOLUMSDESIGN

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Re: EndSARS: Nigerian Army Disbands Legal Team, Pulls Out Of Lagos Judicial Panel by GeneralPula: 1:24pm On Jan 31, 2021
No real evidence..

Everything wey Dem spread say e happen nah Wash..

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Re: EndSARS: Nigerian Army Disbands Legal Team, Pulls Out Of Lagos Judicial Panel by solmusdesigns: 1:24pm On Jan 31, 2021
Change of service chief, means reshuffling of all departments, including legal team
Re: EndSARS: Nigerian Army Disbands Legal Team, Pulls Out Of Lagos Judicial Panel by pickatyouu: 1:24pm On Jan 31, 2021
They have run out of lies.
Reddinton hospital come expose them further

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Re: EndSARS: Nigerian Army Disbands Legal Team, Pulls Out Of Lagos Judicial Panel by nony43(m): 1:24pm On Jan 31, 2021
As long as the case is being judged in Nigeria by Nigeria panel against Army of Nigeria which the president of the country is a military man. Forget the matter. Thats how they will be talking about the case till 2023.


Now I am afraid of Reddington make them no go seal am for one thing one thing

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Re: EndSARS: Nigerian Army Disbands Legal Team, Pulls Out Of Lagos Judicial Panel by dvkot(m): 1:25pm On Jan 31, 2021
Failed
Re: EndSARS: Nigerian Army Disbands Legal Team, Pulls Out Of Lagos Judicial Panel by Bestie907: 1:26pm On Jan 31, 2021
Imagine. These guys are sick

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Re: EndSARS: Nigerian Army Disbands Legal Team, Pulls Out Of Lagos Judicial Panel by Risingblue008(m): 1:26pm On Jan 31, 2021
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Re: EndSARS: Nigerian Army Disbands Legal Team, Pulls Out Of Lagos Judicial Panel by sammyj: 1:27pm On Jan 31, 2021
This is evidence of more to come ffromthe new Army chief. He might be worse than Burutai who is still more accommodative compared to this new development. Since Sanwo Olu ordered and called for this mission, he should be asked and held responsible for the actions of the Army since he is also the chief security officer of the state. Likewise, the panel should not release the toll gate to the LLC until the state governor gives accounts of the casualties that took place during that evil day!!! People must be held responsible no matter who they are!!

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Re: EndSARS: Nigerian Army Disbands Legal Team, Pulls Out Of Lagos Judicial Panel by Chijeep(m): 1:27pm On Jan 31, 2021
This word Nigerian Army wan they resemble Nigerian Armi-robber for my face small small.

BTW... IF YOU WISH TO QUIT BETTING, STOP VIEWING LIVESCORES FIRST

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