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Fresh protest brews over plans to reopen Lekki tollgate for operations

 

‎A fresh protest is brewing over plans to reopen the Lekki tollgate for operations.

Some youths have threatened to stage another round of protests at the tollgate over the development.

It was ‎gathered that the youths are mobilising on social media with #RevolutionNow and #OccupyLekkiTollGate.

The planned protest is currently trending on Twitter.

The fresh protest is planned to start at 7 am on Saturday, February 13, 2020.‎

T‎he ‎Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry probing the alleged killing of #EndSARS protesters by soldiers at the Lekki tollgate had on Saturday approved the reopening of the tollgate.‎

However, four out of the nine members of the panel faulted the report of the forensic experts hired to comb the scene for evidence.

The four members who faulted the forensic report also rejected the application by the Lekki Concession Company, operator of the Lekki tollgate, to take possession of the facility, which had been shut down since the probe of the shootings started.

The four members who rejected the forensic report are the two representatives of the civil society – Mr Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa (SAN) and Ms. Patience Udoh; as well as the two youth representatives on the panel – Rinu Oduala and Temitope Majekodunmi.

But the chairman of the panel, retired Justice Doris Okuwobi, and four other members of the panel acceded to LCC’s request to repossess the tollgate.

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The chairman was backed by Segun Awosanya (popularly known as Segalink), Oluwatoyin Odusanya (Director, Citizens Rights), DIG Taiwo Lakanu (retd.) (representing the police) and Lucas Koyejo (from the National Human Rights Commission).‎

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