The Federal Government has reiterated that the military did not shoot at protesters and there was no massacre at the Lekki Toll Gate on Oct. 20, 2020.
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed reiterated this position today in Abuja at a media briefing on the first anniversary of the “phantom massacre”
Mohammed stressed that the only ‘massacre’ recorded was on the social media, hence there were neither bodies nor blood.
“Today marks the first anniversary of the phantom massacre at Lekki Toll Gate in Lagos, which was the culmination of an otherwise peaceful protest that was later hijacked by hoodlums.
The minister said, till date, Amnesty International, CNN have not been able to proof the allegation of massacre at the toll gate during the protest.
He said the testimony of ballistic experts before the Judicial Panel of Inquiry in Lagos contradicted the “tales by the moonlight” by Amnesty International, CNN and DJ Switch and their ilk.
In carrying out its duties, the minister said the ballistic team examined medical data, the timeline of arrival at medical facility and the nature of the injuries sustained by the victims, who were taken to the five medical facilities,
