{"id":107781,"date":"2021-11-16T06:41:09","date_gmt":"2021-11-16T05:41:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=107781"},"modified":"2021-11-16T06:41:09","modified_gmt":"2021-11-16T05:41:09","slug":"how-police-tried-to-cover-up-shooting-of-protesters-at-lekki-tollgate-endsars-panel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/11\/16\/how-police-tried-to-cover-up-shooting-of-protesters-at-lekki-tollgate-endsars-panel\/","title":{"rendered":"How police tried to cover up shooting of protesters at Lekki tollgate &#8211; #EndSARS panel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Lagos #EndSARS panel has stated that police officers attempted to cover up the shooting of protesters at Lekki tollgate on October 20, 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Recall that more than a year now, the panel has heard petitions on police brutality and has also\u00a0investigated the contentious Lekki tollgate incident.<\/p>\n<p>The panel in its report submitted on Monday said\u00a0the officers deployed to the tollgate \u201cshot at, assaulted and battered unarmed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/11\/16\/endsars-nigerian-army-police-shot-and-killed-9-protesters-at-lekki-tollgate-lagos-panel\/\">protesters<\/a>\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The panel said the attack on protesters resulted in injuries and deaths.<\/p>\n<p>According to the panel\u2019s report, the police officers tried to cover up their actions by picking up bullets.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe panel found that the Nigerian Police Force deployed its officers to the Lekki tollgate on the night of the 20th October, 2020 and between that night and the morning of the 21st of October, 2020, its officer shot at, assaulted and battered unarmed protesters, which led to injuries and deaths,\u201d the report reads.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/11\/06\/why-some-police-officers-deployed-for-anambra-election-havent-received-allowances-frank-mba\/\">police officers<\/a> also tried to cover up their actions by picking up bullets.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The panel said the Lekki Concession Company (LCC) refused to provide vital evidence that would have aided its investigation.<\/p>\n<p>LCC was also accused of manipulating the CCTV footage presented to the panel during its sitting.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe panel found that LCC hampered the panel\u2019s investigation by refusing to turn over some useful and vital information\/evidence as requested by the panel and the forensic expert engaged by the panel, even where such information and evidence was by the company\u2019s admission, available,\u201d the report reads.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt manipulated the incomplete CCTV Video footage of the Lekki tollgate on the night of the 20th of October 2020, which it tendered before the panel.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to the panel, the cleaning of the Lekki tollgate after the incident and failure to preserve the scene ahead of potential investigations proves there was a cover-up attempt.<\/p>\n<p>The panel recommended the sanctioning of the officers of the army and police who participated in the \u201cshooting, injuring and killing of unarmed protestors\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The panel also recommended a public apology to #EndSARS protesters who were killed, injured, and traumatised by the incident.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Lagos #EndSARS panel has stated that police officers attempted to cover up the shooting of protesters at Lekki tollgate on October 20, 2020. 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