- Says Sanwo-Olu Invited Military to Restore Normalcy
The Nigerian Army again said soldiers did not shoot at #EndSARS protesters at the Lekki Toll Gate area of Lagos State. The military high command however said it deployed soldiers at the Lekki venue of the protest to restore normalcy on the invitation of the Lagos State Government.
The Acting Deputy Director, 81 Division, Army Public Relations, Osoba Olaniyi in a statement on Tuesday, described widespread reports of a massacre by the officers as “untrue, unfounded, and aimed at causing anarchy in the country”.
He said: “From the onset of the onset #EndSARS, there was no time personnel of the 81 Division, Nigerian Army Lagos, were involved.
“This was a result of the violence which led to several police stations being burnt, policemen killed, suspects in police custody released, and weapons carted away.
“The situation was fast degenerating into anarchy. It was at this point that the LASG requested for the military to intervene in order to restore normalcy.”