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The Judicial Panel of Inquiry set up by the Lagos state government, continued to examine the October 20 CCTV footage from the Lekki tollgate.
The panel was constituted to investigate police brutality and also the shooting incident at the Lekki tollgate on Tuesday, October 20.
At today's sitting, the panel continued to review the CCTV footage obtained from the Lekki Concession Company for October 20.
The footage reviewed showed that the scene was calm until about 6.43pm when people could be seen running towards the tollgate from the Oriental Hotel end. Two minutes later, at 6.45pm, military trucks with flashing headlights arrived the scene. There were no fewer than seven of them. At 6.53pm, about 10 minutes after the arrival of the military vehicles, the tollgate went into a blackout.
Two minutes later, at 6.55pm, one of the military vehicles drove through the tollgate to the other end where' the crowd of protesters was gathered.
Watch the videos shared below
12:00 At about 18:12, the crowd is growing at the toll gate. More people actually arrived after the 4PM curfew time (although the curfew did get push to 9PM).
— Editi Effiòng (@EditiEffiong) November 21, 2020
Still no hoodlums. pic.twitter.com/n0UYodDiAW
12:22 It’s now 18:37 on the video. People are milling around, nothing serious going on.
— Editi Effiòng (@EditiEffiong) November 21, 2020
In a way, it feels like the quiet before the storm. Military is believed to have arrived about 18:55.
That’s also when it’s believed the LCC staff took over manual camera control. pic.twitter.com/YNpaiLHhZU
12:29 Scratch last tweet. 18:41 is about when the military arrived. pic.twitter.com/9N7tw52o6d
— Editi Effiòng (@EditiEffiong) November 21, 2020
12:30 At 18:43, protesters running away, not stoning the military as has been alleged. pic.twitter.com/dX8tB0Or0g
— Editi Effiòng (@EditiEffiong) November 21, 2020
12:36 As at 18:48, the video is being handled manually. You can see from the changes that it’s no longer preset.
— Editi Effiòng (@EditiEffiong) November 21, 2020
LCC had claimed all staff left the facility. The video shows this to be untrue.
Also, power is off in only one section - the security lights. All other lights on. pic.twitter.com/70aOAaEf4Y
12:38 The guy showing the video has technical challenges. The audience starts “Something is wrong”. People here are highly suspicious of government.
— Editi Effiòng (@EditiEffiong) November 21, 2020
But the video is back. 18:49 military are sweeping the area. Some protesters run away. Others gather (this video is silent). pic.twitter.com/ezoXhsY5JC
12:43 Please note the image from the video. The lights on the express lane are still on, while the lights near the toll gate are off.
— Editi Effiòng (@EditiEffiong) November 21, 2020
18:52 pic.twitter.com/HCszSo1zWk
12:45 At about 18:52, the video was switched to black and white format. While we lost colour, we can also see clearly.
— Editi Effiòng (@EditiEffiong) November 21, 2020
The video is fully manual. There is power at the toll gate. pic.twitter.com/ykQ7PXt4N0
12:47 We just saw the 18:56 moment when the lights on the express lane and beyond were turned off.
— Editi Effiòng (@EditiEffiong) November 21, 2020
Some military trucks have crossed to the protesters’ side of the toll. A bullet is seen flying though the air. From what we were told, blanks don’t have that kind of trajectory. pic.twitter.com/ytqCj2ZYSI
12:52 About 19:00 is the last stand. The military move in and the crowd starts dispersing.
— Editi Effiòng (@EditiEffiong) November 21, 2020
Lower right of the screen are soldiers moving into position as protesters vacate. This matches what was seen in social media videos. pic.twitter.com/2YN9L81IUc
12:54 At about 19:04 the military have almost complete control of the central area where' protesters were.
— Editi Effiòng (@EditiEffiong) November 21, 2020
Protesters have run to the far left and are mostly moving towards Lekki. Soldiers take over vacated space.
(Vehicles with blinking lights are military). pic.twitter.com/tHGckl0wqb
12:57 At 19:06, we have 4 military vehicles in formation, pushing the protesters out of the toll gate area, with only one way to go - Lekki.
— Editi Effiòng (@EditiEffiong) November 21, 2020
The vehicle top right ensures protesters don’t cross to the side near Shoprite. pic.twitter.com/zvv9jJhtVB
13:00 We are looking at 19:09 on the video. While a most of the protesters have run towards Lekki, a small group is huddled by the toll gate (lower centre), right where' they were before.
— Editi Effiòng (@EditiEffiong) November 21, 2020
We suspect this was the group where' DJ Switch was.
Military vehicles now facing that crowd. pic.twitter.com/1JnfFi3mzB
13:04 It is now 19:14 on the video. The military vehicles have surrounded the small crowd. One vehicle is high up Lekki Expressway (top right). This will be important later.
— Editi Effiòng (@EditiEffiong) November 21, 2020
Also important to note vehicle lights are pointed away from the crowd. There’s still power at toll gate. pic.twitter.com/rR63sahXf0
13:11 An important point in the video - 19:22. On the top right, a large dynamic light source is seen top right.
— Editi Effiòng (@EditiEffiong) November 21, 2020
That is a fire, and the military vehicle is right beside it. Recall the vehicle up the highway.
The military was in control of the area when the fire started. pic.twitter.com/sKOj4icwwT
13:16 We have just seen the gun flares in the direction of the protesters - 19:23.
— Editi Effiòng (@EditiEffiong) November 21, 2020
Protesters now running toward the lagoon side of the plaza.
Please note that nothing is certain from this video orientation and resolution. pic.twitter.com/8P4xP8ufhO
13:21 The room is rather quiet. It’s hard to believe we are watching what we obviously are.
— Editi Effiòng (@EditiEffiong) November 21, 2020
19:23 At this point, the military is in control of the area. There’s power at the toll, but no security lights on. The camera is manually operated.
The fire up the road is growing. pic.twitter.com/djD1qzG69W