
The Convener, Congress For Better Nigeria, Barr. Zaccaeus Dare Michael says with the released report of The Justice Doris Okuwobi-led panel report submitted to the Lagos State Government on Monday, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has no justification to seek the votes of Nigerian’s particularly the youthful generation.
Barr. Dare in a statement issued to Newsmen quoted the panel to have said: Atrocious killing of unarmed protesters at Lekki toll gate on the night of October 20, 2020, can be equated to a ‘massacre’ in context, the Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry on Restitution for Victims of SARS Related Abuses and other matters has said.
Recall that In a report, titled, ‘Report Of Lekki Incident Investigation Of 20th October 2020’, a copy of which was sighted by our correspondent, the panel said at least 48 protesters were either shot dead, injured with bullets wounds or assaulted by soldiers who stormed the Lekki toll gate on October 20, 2020.
Although the Lagos State Government has not released the report, civil advocacy group, Enough is Enough Nigeria, has.
Page 294 of the bulky 309-page report partly read, “The atrocious maiming and killing of unarmed, helpless and unresisting protesters, while sitting on the floor and waving their Nigerian flags, while singing the National Anthem can be equated to a ‘massacre’ in context.”
Also, page 295 of the report said, “It was alleged and corroborated that the soldiers had their vans parked at the Lekki Toll Gate and removed as many bodies and corpses of the fallen protesters which they took away with their vans.”
In its recommendations, the panel emphasised that all those involved in the attack on youths should be made to face disciplinary measures.
It also stated, “The Panel recommends that the Lekki Toll Plaza be made a memorial site for ENDSARS Protest: By renaming to ‘ENDSARS TOLLGATE’.
“The panel recommends that October 20th of every year, the day is made a ‘Toll Free Day’ at the Lekki Toll Gate as long as the tollgate exists
Reacting to the report, Barr. Dare, The Convener, Congress For Better Nigeria says he is full of anger at the killings of Nigerian Youths, said Nigerian Youths would not rally round People alledgly indicted by the Panel Report.
He pointed out that the Nigerian Youths would throw their weight behind Gov. Yahaya Bello having discovered that he has all it takes to govern the country, described him as one who has shown passion and commitment to the growth and development of the Nigerian Youths.
He urged Asiwaju Tinubu to forget 2023, asked the Lagos State Government to do restitution, pay compensation and apologize to Nigerian’s, particularly the youthful generation for the massacre.

