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Nigerian general dismisses bloody Lagos protest videos as fake

Nigerian general dismisses bloody Lagos protest videos as fake

ALEXIS AKWAGYIRAM A judicial panel investigating claims that Nigerian soldiers shot dead peaceful protesters in Lagos has viewed videos appearing to show people hurt or saying that they were being fired on, but an army general dismissed the footage. Brigadier General Ahmed Taiwo, who heads the army's 81st Division in Lagos, also said soldiers had been deployed to the protest with both live rounds and blanks, having previously told the panel only blanks were used. The panel is looking into allegations that the army and police last month opened fire on and killed people protesting at the city's Lekki Toll…
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