#EndSARS: Lagos Panel Views Lekki Shooting Video Captured By LCC’s CCTV

'Dotun Akintomide
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By Gbenga Abulude (Politics and General Desk)

Chairman of the Lagos Judicial Panel, Justice Doris Okuwobi (rtd) on Saturday instructed that the CCTV footage of the protest at the Lekki Tollgate captured by Lekki Concession Company CCTV camera be played for parties to watch.

The Panel of enquiry on Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) police brutality continued proceedings on Saturday, day 10 of the hearing.

The Managing Director of LCC, Mr Abayomi Omomuwansa had submitted the footage at an earlier sitting of the panel.

Omomuwansa had told the panel during his testimony that his company’s cameras were initially not tampered with until around 8 pm when they stopped recording due to network issues.

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Following the agreement reached by all counsels at the panel, Justice Okuwobi directed that the video footage covering 5 pm to 7:59 pm on October 20, should be viewed.

The retired judge noted that it was necessary for the army representative to watch the footage so as to be abreast with the information already provided to the panel by LCC.

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