Judicial panel condemns 2020 Lekki toll gate shooting as 'a massacre'

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Lethal violence committed by Nigeria's military on the night of October 20, 2020, could be considered a 'massacre,' a government-appointed panel concluded Monday — contradicting previous official accounts of the incident.

Lethal violence committed by Nigeria's military on the night of October 20, 2020 could be considered a"massacre," a government-appointed panel concluded Monday -- contradicting previous official accounts of the incident.

The Judicial Panel of Inquiry and Restitution at the Lagos Court of Arbitration had been charged with investigating last year's notorious Lekki toll gate shooting in Lagos, when Nigerian security forces opened fire on young people protesting peacefully against alleged police brutality.

 

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Where’s Abba kyari... he’s still walking 🚶 freely... I don’t understand up till now this man has not been arrested... no accountability everywhere in this world.

Reason why Nigeria govt banned jack twitter just to shut the truth from the world

Thank you StephanieBusari

TimipreB Same thing i told CNN last month

It still makes me tear up, thinking of how the Nigerian army killed folk holding flags and singing the national anthem while sitting on the ground. And nothing has been done about it.

DecencyEagle Thank you cnn

YarKafanchan ZariaGenocide by the wicked mass murderer tyrant MBuhari, notorious child-killer elrufai and gang IntlCrimCourt HQNigerianArmy ProfOsinbajo FemAdesina DrAhmadLawan femigbaja hadizel aishambuhari BashirAhmaad GarShehu daily_trust MalamiSan

mikecokere Same thing is denying and ignoring to report the ongoing genocide of Biafrans in the Southeast of Nigeria as I tweet. History will remember as one of the international media outlets that refused to report the correct thing. CNN sends 'One Nigeria' reporters only. SHAME

Could you say?😂 Eleribuuuuuu nio

'Could be' you people are mad. Make una getat

Nigerian leaders are the problem facing Nigeria

🇳🇬⚖️✊ EndSARS

dondekojo ObigboMassacre too

Badwaj1 CNN your government under JOE BIDEN said this. Shame.

If this was IRAN 🇮🇷 or North Korea 🇰🇵 there will be real sanction why are the international communities always silent when it’s black man country. This is why there will never be peace in this world. The injustice runs deep everywhere

ayemojubar I see some folks visiting IntlCrimCourt after May 2023. Too many crimes for a government.

Nigeria 🇳🇬 is not just a place to be...

ICC

Olumuyiwa__ Thanks CNN for a comprehensive report,Nigerians will never forget,kindly do another report title the chronicle of lies featuring the Lai Mohammed(Nigeria minister of information)Babatunde Sanwolu(Governor of Lagos state) etc.The big question is WHO GAVE THE ORDER.

DOmowale CNN is fake news.

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