Nigerian soldiers involved in Lekki ‘massacre’ reveal who gave the directive, confirm taking eight bodies to clinic

Fresh revelation emerging from soldiers involved in the Lekki shooting confirmed that the Lagos Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-olu ordered the killing and maiming of peaceful EndSARS protesters at the Lekki Toll Gate area of the state by personnel of the Nigerian Army.

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu had earlier denied having any knowledge of the operation, while insisting that he had no authority over military engagements.

IDOMA VOICE reported that the Nigerian army had on Tuesday night opened fire on the protesters, killing and injuring many of them.

The army personnel also prevented ambulances from accessing the scene to evacuate those injured to the hospital after opening fire on them.

The soldiers also seized and carried away eight corpses of protesters killed at the scene.

The incident triggered widespread violence across Lagos and other parts of the country, leading to the destruction of public properties.

Shortly after the governor declared a round-the-clock curfew in the state that fateful Tuesday, some persons were captured on camera dismantling the CCTV attached to the toll gate, one of the main convergence points for young Nigerians demanding an end to police brutality and state repression.

Bosch, the company that made the CCTV, confirmed the removal from the toll gate.

Most of the street lighting around the area were suddenly turned off as soon as it was night.

Minutes later, the heavily armed soldiers moved into the scene to complete the plan.

By the time sounds of their guns died down, dozens of protesters had been killed.

The soldiers, who were deployed from 65 Battalion, Bonny Camp, Victoria Island, Lagos, told some of the victims’ relatives after dumping them at MRS Hospital that they were sent by Governor Sanwo-Olu.

“They came in two Hilux vans with atleast eight bodies. Some were still alive when they returned. They dumped them at MRS Hospital. They told us clearly that it was Governor Sanwo-Olu that sent them,” a brother to one of the victims, told SaharaReporters.

According to Sahara Reporters, the soldiers involved in the heinous mission were from there 65 Battalion, Bonny Camp, which is headed by Lt Col S. O. Bello, as against widespread belief by members of the public that Brigadier-General Francis Omata did command the trigger-happy soldiers.