Following the Lekki-Toll gate shootings in which live rounds were fired on October 20, killing several peaceful protesters and prompting global outrage, the Army had previously maintained that its troops were not at the site of the shooting, but on Tuesday night a military spokesman, Maj. Osoba Olaniyi, reversed that position. Olaniyi said soldiers had been deployed there to enforce a curfew, however, he denied that the troops shot at the protesters. "At no time did soldiers of the Nigerian army open fire on any civilian,” he insisted.
According to Amnesty International, at least 10 protesters were killed in the Lekki Plaza shooting. The Amnesty charged on Wednesday that army troops opened fire on protesters without provocation. The military's admission of its presence at the plaza came after Lagos State governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu said security camera footage showed Nigerian soldiers firing at the peaceful protesters at Lekki Plaza. Olaniyi also said soldiers were deployed on orders from the Lagos State Government, but the Governor has said the state has no authority over the national army.
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