15 Lekki shooting victims storm Lagos Panel

15 protesters who suffered various degrees of injuries and gunshot wounds during the bloody #EndSARS protest visited the Lagos State Court of Arbitration and Mediation in Lekki, venue of the Lagos State Judicial Panel of Enquiry and Restitution for Victims of SARS related abuses and other matters.

According to The Nations, 14 of them were said to have been shot at Lekki Toll Gate on the evening of October 20, while one was said to have been shot Ojodu Berger.

Amongst them was Mr. Nathaniel Solomon, whose younger brother Abouta Solomon was alleged to have been killed by a bullet at the tollgate.

The deceased has since been buried in his hometown in Mubi Local Government Area of Adamawa State, and Aiyedungbe Olufunmi Grace, whose brother died at LASUTH after suffering gunshot wounds to the head, The Nations reports.

Grace told The Nation that after her brother’s death, the hospital authorities changed the story and said he died of COVID-19.

The Nigerian Army has denied allegations that it shot at peaceful protesters, saying it merely fired blanks into the air to disperse stone-throwers.

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