Tobias Sylvester
Popular Nigerian singer, Burna Boy has berated the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, for lying about the killing of unarmed #EndSARS protesters at Lekki Toll Gate in Lagos State.
The singer was reacting to the report by the Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry on the shooting incident that occurred last year during the #EndSARS protest at the Lekki Toll Gate.
KanyiDaily had reported how soldiers opened fire on #EndSARS protesters at the Lekki toll gate, on Tuesday night, October 21, 2020, killing an unconfirmed number of persons and injuring so many others.
Despite extensive and credible media coverage of the incident, Lai Mohammed had continually denied the killings which he claimed were false and misleading. He also described the shooting at the tollgate as a “phantom massacre”.
However, according to the 309-page report submitted by the Lagos Judicial Panel on Monday, November 15, 2021, nine protesters were confirmed dead while four others were presumed dead.
The report listed 48 names as those who were casualties of the Lekki shooting incident. Among which, 24 sustained gunshot injuries, while 15 others were assaulted by soldiers and police.
The panel which was headed by Justice Doris Okuwobi, also noted that 96 other corpses were presented by a Forensic Pathologist of the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Professor John Obafunwa.
Burna Boy Reacts To Lagos EndSARS Report
Reacting to the report on his Instagram story, Burna Boy stated that he woke up to see that the lies which the government has been hiding through “Lie Mohammed” have been exposed.
He wrote; ”I just sleep wake up see say government nyash open far and wide today. You cannot clean innocent blood with Lie Mohammed”
Meanwhile, SERAP has threatened to file a lawsuit that would compel the President Buhari government to take action against the soldiers and police responsible for the Lekki massacre.
