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Nigerian Army General, John Enenche Says Videos Of Lekki Shooting Were Photoshopped [Video]

The Nigerian Army has described as ‘photoshopped’ videos of military men shooting Nigerian youths who were protesting against the extrajudicial activities of the now-defunct Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) at Lekki Toll Gate, Lagos State.

KanyiDaily had published videos showing Nigerian Soldiers opening fire on peaceful #EndSARS protesters at the Lekki toll gate, killing about nine people and injuring so many others on Tuesday night, October 21, 2020.

Reacting during an interview on Arise News, Nigerian Defence Headquarters’ Director of Information, Maj. Gen. John Enenche said the video circulating on social media were untrue as it was photoshopped.

Enechec said, “These videos were cropped and photoshopped. If not that I am not permitted I would have forwarded it to you. Up till this morning, I got analyst to analyze the video and they said it was cropped and put together.”

Watch the videos below:

KanyiDaily had reported that Governor Sanwo-Olu has revealed that there was no record of fatality in the controversial Lekki Toll Plaza shooting on Tuesday night.

Tobias Sylvester

Tobias Sylvester is the news editor for Kanyi Daily News and is based in Lagos. Contact Tobias at editor@kanyidaily.com. Got a confidential tip? Submit it here

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