Lekki shooting: What Is Contained In Lekki Concession Company’s Camera

The Lekki Concession Company’s Managing Director, Abayomi Omamuwasan, has shown the Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry what extactly is contained in their camera during the #EndSARS protest.

The company told the Judicial Panel that the Closed-Circuit Television camera of the company did not capture the shooting of peaceful #ENDSARS protesters by the Nigerian Army.

He informed the panel that the CCTV camera stopped recording due to the vandalism of some equipment and fire outbreak at the toll gate.

According to reports by SaharaReporters, Omamuwasan had earlier submitted a hard drive to the panel, saying it contained the incident that happened on October 20, 2020.

While further testifying before the panel, he disclosed that the CCTV stopped recording around 8pm and did not capture the shootings.

He also said the company had three surveillance cameras located at Sandfill, Ikoyi Bridge and one at Chevron.

“The surveillance camera didn’t capture the shooting.

“It stopped recording around 8pm,” Omamuwasan told the panel.

He added that the fire outbreak at the Ikoyi Bridge affected the CCTV cameras and it stopped recording.

Explaining the reason for the power outage, he maintained that the company complied with the curfew and asked staff to leave in adherence with the order of the state government.

He added that the company withdrew its staff from the toll gate following the takeover of the toll gate by the protesters.

OnyxNews Nigeria recalls on that day, soldiers opened fire on peaceful #ENDSARS protesters, killing more than a dozen protesters with many sustaining bullet injuries.

The Nigerian Army initially denied being involved in the shooting, saying its soldiers were not at the scene, but later admitted to go there to maintain order, revealing they were drafted on the orders of the state government.