Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) Abubakar Malami has suggested that hoodlums probably disguised as soldiers shot #EndSARS protesters at the Lekki toll gate in Lagos on October 20.
Malami stated this on Monday while speaking with journalists in Abuja.
The AGF said it was “pre-emptive” to conclude that there had even been shootings.
“You cannot rule out the possibility of perhaps hoodlums that set in to create a scene… could equally partake in the process,” he said.
The Lekki toll gate incident has sparked outrage across the country.
The casualty figure remains a mystery.
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu had said he did not invite the military to help enforce the curfew imposed on the state on the night the shooting was carried out.
But the army says they were invited by the state government but that there was no shooting.
A judicial panel has been set up by the state government to investigate the incident.
