Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, the Nigerian Chief of Army Staff, has maintained that the Nigerian Army was professional in its conduct during the Lekki tollgate shooting.
He made this statement in response to a report by CNN on the shooting of #EndSARS unarmed protesters at Lekki toll gate on Tuesday evening, 20th October, 2020, in Lagos State.
It could be recalled that soldiers deployed to Lekki toll gate were accused of shooting and killing EndSARS peaceful protesters at Lekki toll gate.
Thus, the 81 Division of the Nigerian Army had debunked killing protesters at Lekki toll gate.
Nonetheless, CNN had released an investigative report showing how the Nigerian army personnel had shot at peaceful protesters on the fateful day.
Reacting to the report, the Chief of Army Staff, disclosed that the Nigerian Army will never operate outside the rules of engagement.
He made this known while receiving members of the House of Representatives committee on Army at the Army headquarters on Wednesday.
In his words:
“Let me assure you and all Nigerians that the Nigerian Army is a professional Army. We follow our rules of engagement. Nigerians should feel safe.
“We abide by rules of engagement and the constitution of the federal republic of Nigeria.”
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Buratai should go and sit down one side. May such "rule of engagement" be carried out in their lives, as many that are behind that massacre.
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