NBA CONDEMNS KILLING OF #ENDSARS PROTESTERS IN LEKKI BY THE NIGERIAN ARMY
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has condemned the killings of peaceful #ENDSARS protesters at the Lekki Tollgate on Tuesday, 20 October.
Recall, Eons Intelligence reported that about 15 persons were allegedly killed by men of the Nigerian Army in Lekki.
This was disclosed in a statement by the NBA President, Olumide Akpata, in the early hours of Wednesday, October 21.
He said that the association condemns the act of recklessness and lawlessness by the security apparatus of the Nigerian Government
Apata revealed that it was a carefully calculated and premeditated attack on peaceful protesters.
He disclosed that even if protesters were breaching curfew, such actions did not warrant the use of live ammunition by the Nigerian military.
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“The NBA states that even if the protesters at the Lekki Toll Plaza were in breach of the curfew imposed by the Lagos State Government, such a misdemeanor or breach did not warrant the use of live ammunition by the Nigerian military to confront peaceful, unarmed and defenseless protesters,” the NBA said.
The NBA added that the shootings should never have happened under any normal democracy.
It urged the Military to identity and name officers involved in the operation for immediate prosecution.
The NBA also announced an emergency meeting of the National Executive Committee in 48 hours to review the state of the nation and implement steps to deal with the situation and prevent the nation from further going adrift.
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