Lekki shooting: Army lied against Sanwo-Olu - Nnamdi Kanu lashes out | READ DETAILS
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Oct 28, 2020
Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, on Wednesday faulted claims by the Army that Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State invited them to Lekki toll gate, amid the End SARS protest.
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Kanu claimed that President Muhammadu Buhari ordered the soldiers to kill the protesters not Sanwo-Olu.
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Recall that gunmen in military uniform had last week Tuesday stormed the Lekki toll gate and shot at peaceful protesters.
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The gunmen had killed some of the protesters during the crisis.
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But, following the backlash, the 81 Division of the Nigerian Army had admitted that it's soldiers were present at the scene of the protest but did not kill anybody.
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The division also disclosed that they stormed Lekki toll gate on the order of Sanwo-Olu.
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However, the IPOB leader described the Army's claim as false.
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In a tweet, Kanu insisted that the governor was not the head of Army.
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He tweeted: "Nobody should believe @HQNigerianArmy's claim that it was @jidesanwoolu that ordered for soldiers to be brought to #Lekki.
"It's a brazen LIE. Since when did Governors become Army Commanders. #LekkiMassacre was ordered by the Fulanized @NGRPresident and executed by a Fulanized Army.ÔÇØ
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