Minister of Information, Lia Mohammed said he’s being quoted out of context over his press statement during the one anniversary of the EndSARS Protest, saying his position then was that “no evidence of Massacre” at Lekki Tollgate as being reported in the media.
Lai Mohammed
The statement is reproduced below in part.
“the minister described the claim as a “phantom”, noting that “One year later, and despite ample opportunities for the families of those allegedly killed and those alleging a massacre to present evidence, there has been none: No bodies, no families, no convincing evidence, nothing. Where are the families of those who were reportedly killed at the toll gate? Did they show up at the Judicial Panel of Inquiry? If not, why?”
“Recall, gentlemen, that after bandying different figures, Amnesty International finally settled at about 12 people killed. On its part, CNN went from 38 people killed to two to just one, after a supposed global exclusive even when the network had no reporter on ground at the Lekki Toll Gate on Oct. 20th 2020.”
