Prominent Lagos lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN) has said his group, the Alliance on Surviving COVID-19 And Beyond (ASCAB), has started investigating the recent shootings of protesters at the Lekki Toll Gate in Lagos state.
Falana, who happens to be the Chairman of the group has also discovered the barracks where the soldiers who shot at protesters were deployed from.
The senior advocate revealed this during an interview with Arise TV recently.
Falana insisted that the soldiers were deployed to the protest ground. He said: “We have already identified the barracks where the soldiers left for Lekki, we have already identified the barracks.”
He did not disclose the details of the barracks.
He said: “The President was likely to have been told soldiers were ordered so I want to believe that’s why it was not addressed. They said it was a rumour but I think the facts are emerging now, that indeed soldiers went to Lekki, indeed they fired at protesters and indeed some of the protesters at least two have been officially acknowledged to have died from gunshot wounds.
While slammimg the Federal Government for not having respect for the rule of law and citizens’ rights to protest, he said: “The Nigerian government has no respect for the rule of law and has ensured they stave off all forms of protests in the country.
“Every designated venue for protest in the country have been fenced by the government to prevent demonstrations.
“In Lagos, the Gani Fawehinmin Square has been fenced while the Unity Fountain in Abuja has also been fenced, and the same government has said citizens have the right to protest.”
