We Won’t Disclose Identity Of Personnel Deployed To Lekki Tollgate - Nigerian Army Says

 

The Nigerian Army says it's going to not disclose the identities of its men who have been sent to Lekki tollgate on October 20, 2020.

Soldiers had dispersed #EndSARS protesters who prevented vehicular motion along that axis for two weeks.

The incident had caused distinct reactions, inside and outside the u . S . A ., because the navy and the federal government were accused of human rights abuse.

While there are reports that many men and women were killed by way of soldiers, most effective one case has been showed to this point.

In an interview with PUNCH, Osoba Olaniyi, spokesman of the eighty one division of the Nigerian Army, stated it's far unprofessional for the army to name the soldiers who have been in motion on that day.

“It is towards operational security. We don’t give that. It is against the coverage of operational protection. There is no problem here. The photo some humans paint, as though we are fighting with the kingdom authorities, is incorrect,” the newspaper quoted him to have said.

The navy had to begin with denied being liable for the incident.

In separate tweets, the army had labelled the reviews on soldiers beginning fireplace on the tollgate as faux news.

But remaining week, Olaniyi confirmed that soldiers have been the ones who accomplished the operation.

He had stated the Lagos country government invited the navy to restore order after large violence.

“At no time did soldiers of the Nigerian Army open hearth on any civilian. From the onset of the ENDSARS protest, there has been no time personnel of 81 Division Nigerian Army Lagos were concerned,” he had stated in a declaration.

“However, the choice to call in the army became taken with the aid of the Lagos State Government (LASG) after a 24- hour curfew turned into imposed.

“This changed into due to the violence which brought about several police stations being burnt, policemen killed, suspects in police custody released and weapons carted away. The situation became speedy degenerating into anarchy. It turned into at this point that LASG requested for the military to intrude that allows you to repair normalcy.

“The intervention of the military accompanied all laid down strategies for Internal Security operations and all the squaddies involved acted in the confines of the Rules of Engagement (ROE) for Internal Security operations.”