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Lekki Shooting: military invasion not on me, CCTV footages intact- Sanwo-Olu
By Modupe Shodeinde
Governor Sanwo-Olu on Thursday, has explained that he had no involvement in the Lekki shootings and available footages would be used to investigate the incident.
He said this on a live programme on ARISE TV, explaining that he had no knowledge about the protocols of the military and how they come out of their chain of command.
“I don’t know how the officers got it all wrong because the instruction was that police won’t be out until 10-10:30 p.m. when all citizens should have gotten to their various homes. This is totally against what we stand for.
“The army does not report to me, I have reported the matter to the highest command in the military. It’s not something we are going to gloss over.
“A judicial panel will be set up to investigate it. I have escalated it to the highest level of the military.”
“The unfortunate incident is not me. I was the first Governor to join the protesters in solidarity, the first to engage with the youth, and also took their requests to the president,” he said.
Speaking on the removal of cameras, the Governor said security cameras were not uninstalled and footages of what happened during the protests and shootings are still available.
He explained that the cameras that were removed were laser cameras and not security cameras
He said “Nobody ordered the removal of cameras at the Lekki tollgate. The MD of LCC said because of the curfew, they made the decision to take out installations.
“The cameras you saw are not security or motion cameras, they are laser cameras for vehicles. The security cameras are still available and we are using them for our security investigations.”
The Governor lamented on the destruction of public properties across the state, “How did we get to a place where people are destroying our heritage?” he asked
He appealed to the youths to put an end to the protest and restore order in the state which he said has been “the most peaceful part of the country for decades.”
