Lekki Massacre: Sanwo-Olu Contradicts Army's Claims, Confirms Military Officers Were Deployed To Lekki

The Governor of Lagos state Babjide Sanwo-Olu has confirmed that men of the Nigerian army were deployed to the venue of the #ENDSARS protest at the Lekki toll gate on Tuesday.

Contradicting the claims of the Nigerian Army in a live broadcast on Wednesday morning, Sanwo-Olu who said that no Governor had control over the rules of engagement of the Nigerian military further disclosed that he had instructed an investigation into the attack of protesters by men of the Nigerian army.

Sanwo-Olu further revealed that he is moving to seek the intervention of President Muhammadu Buhari to unravel the sequence of events of Tuesday night. 

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"For clarity, it is imperative to explain that no sitting Governor controls the rules of engagement of the military. I have none the less instructed an investigation into the orders and adopted rules of engagement employed by the officers and men of the Nigerian army that were deployed to the Lekki tollgate last night.

"This is with the view of taking it up with the higher authorities of the Nigerian army and to seek the intervention of Mr. President as the Commander in Chief to unravel the sequence of events that happened yesterday night," Sanwo-Olu said.

AllNews had earlier reported that the Nigerian army claimed that none of its officers was deployed to attack the peaceful protesters in Lekki.