On Saturday, the Nigerian army admitted that soldiers were given live and blank ammunition when deployed to protests at Lekki toll gate October 20th. This was admitted by Brig. Gen. Ahmed Taiwo to the Lagos judicial panel. This admission contradicts previous statements that soldiers only fired blanks in the air. The army previously denied any involvement in the shooting. CNN previously reported evidence including witnesses, photos, and videos that soldiers were shooting towards the crowds, after which the withdrew and the police then shot at the crowd. The police did not comment but denied on twitter ever shooting at protesters.
Michael Sorensen
https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/21/africa/nigeria-shooting-lekki-toll-gate-intl/index.html
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