Former Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has insisted on his position that nobody was killed at the Lekki tollgate on October 20, 2020 during the EndSARS protest.
Mohammed, however, admitted that several Nigerians, including policemen and soldiers lost their lives during the protest but nobody died at Lekki tollgate.
He reaffirmed his long-held position during his interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Tuesday.
“Five years later, my position has not changed. At no point did the government ever say that lives were not lost during EndSARS.
“We lost several lives, including soldiers and policemen, but nobody was killed at the toll gate,” he said.
The former Minister disclosed that before soldiers were deployed to Lagos, he was in constant communication.
“Even before the soldiers were drafted, I was in touch with the Chief of Defence Staff. I was in touch with the hierarchy of the military because we were monitoring these developments.
“It’s a very simple logic. Five years after, nobody has come out Today to say, ‘My ward went to the toll gate, and he didn’t come back'”, Mohammed said.
EndSARS: Soldiers, policemen died during protest, nobody killed at Lekki tollgate – Lai Mohammed
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