The Commander of the 81 Division of the Nigerian Army, Brig. Gen. Ahmed Taiwo, has revealed the jobs played by Lt.- Col. S.O. Bello...
and Brig.- Gen. F.O. Omata during the taking shots at the Lekki Toll Gate in Lagos State.
Following the End SARS protest, troopers had apparently shot and murdered some nonconformists at Lekki toll gate on October 20, 2020.
Nonetheless, Taiwo said Bello who was the Commander on ground had provided the request for the troopers to shoot noticeable all around, News Men reports.
Taiwo who is a military witness unveiled this during questioning at the Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry for Restitution, on Saturday in Lagos State.
He expressed that Bello was the Commanding Officer of the 65 Battalion which was at the Lekki tollgate on the game changing day and Omata was likewise present at the scene with him.
"When I called Bello he said that while they were being deployed, they were attacked by hoodlums and they released some shots into the air.
“Bello had arrived the scene first before Omata, as the whole 81 Division Garrison had been given the mandate to secure the whole Eti-Osa corridor.
“Omata had left Obalende to meet up with Bello and patrol the whole area," he said.
