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#EndSARS: Sanwo-Olu Invited Us But Didn’t Communicate Change In Curfew Time – Army To Judicial Panel

Tgmedia by Tgmedia
November 14, 2020
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#EndSARS: Sanwo-Olu Invited Us But Didn’t Communicate Change In Curfew Time – Army To Judicial Panel—–A spokesperson for the 81 Division of Nigeria Army testified under oath before the Lagos Judicial Panel on what transpired at the Lekki Tollgate on October 20, 2020.

 

Brigadier General Ahmed Ibrahim Taiwo revealed that Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu requested the presence of the Army to curtail the riots in the state.

 

Sanwo-Olu Invited Us But Didn’t Communicate Change In Curfew Time - Army To Judicial PanelHe however added that the state failed to communicate a change in the onset of a 24-hour curfew invoked by the governor. The state had changed the onset of the curfew from 4pm to 10pm to allow stranded commuters get home.

“It is a shame that the Lagos crisis has been reduced to what happened at the Lagos Toll Gate,” Brigadier Taiwo said.

 

“Little mention has been made of the wanton destruction that happened prior to that occurrence,” he continued, with ample mention of policemen lynched by mobs in some parts of Lagos.

 

“What is worse is that the families of the Police that were killed will not get closure because of the way their bodies were disposed.”

 

Taiwo also said that “the world over, it is the custom that the army intervenes when a situation overcomes the police and paramilitary services.”

 

He quoted Section 217 2C to back up his assertions.

Buttressing his arguments with pictures and videos, he gave his statement which reads in part:

 

“The occurrences that took place from October 18 were nothing short of lawlessness and violence.”

 

“This was what prompted Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to request the intervention of the army,” Taiwo said, a decision he believes was the best. “The change in curfew time was not communicated to the Nigeria Army.”

 

“Contrary to what is out there, it was done throughout Lagos State upon receipt of Stage 4 of IS Security. Phase 4 is immediate deployment of soldiers outside the barracks to intervene.”

 

“To show how dire the situation was, the fire alarm beagle was sounded. When this is done, you report immediately to the parade ground or the armoury.”

 

“Troops were deployed from Badagry, Ikorodu, Epe, IApapa, Ikeja, Alimosho and even Lagos Island to restore order.”

 

“The rules of engagement for internal security were strictly followed.

“It is inexcusable for troops to stand aside and watch the situation deteriorate.”

 

“The use of lethal force can only be used when all other measures fail to work, he said.

 

He also added that the Oriental Hotel in Lekki was under threat of being set on fire while protesters pelted soldiers with stones and bottles and that the soldiers fired in the air and fired blank bullets to disperse hoodlums.

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