The 81 Division of the Nigerian Army, for the second time consecutively, failed to honour a summons compelling its appearance at the Lagos State Judicial Panel probing the Lekki Toll Gate incident, on Friday. The Army’s Counsel, Akinlolu Kehinde SAN, was also, again, absent.
The panel, chaired by Judge Emeritus Doris Okuwobi, heard that the Army rejected summons requiring the appearance of a lieutenant colonel of the 81 Division, S.O Bello, who led the battalion involved in the Lekki shooting. Also another witness summons served on Godwin Umelo, the General Officer Commanding (GOC) of 81 Division, was accepted, but he was also absent at the day’s proceedings.The panel heard that their absence might not be unconnected with the outbreak of COVID-19 in the military high command which reportedly caused the death of a General.
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