2020 Lekki shooting
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On the night of 20 October 2020, at about 6:50 p.m., members of the Nigerian Army opened fire on unarmed End SARS protesters at the Lekki toll gate in Lagos State, Nigeria.[2] Amnesty International stated that at least 12 protesters were killed during the shooting.[3] A day after the incident, on 21 October, the governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-olu, initially denied reports of any loss of lives, but later admitted in an interview with a CNN journalist that "only two persons were killed".[4][5]
2020 Lekki shooting | |
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Part of End SARS | |
Location | Lekki, Lagos State, Nigeria |
Coordinates | 06°26′10″N 03°26′51″E |
Date | 20 October 2020 6:50 p.m. |
Target | Civilians (End SARS protesters) |
Attack type | shooting |
Deaths | At least 12 |
Injured | Unknown |
Perpetrators | Nigerian Army |
The Nigerian Army initially denied involvement in the shooting,[6] but later stated that it had deployed soldiers to the toll gate on the orders of the governor of Lagos State.[7][8] A month after the shooting, following a CNN documentary on the shooting, the Nigerian Army admitted to the Lagos Judiciary panel of inquiry into the shooting that it had deployed its personnel to the toll gate with both live and blank bullets.[9][10]