Amnesty International has punctured claims by Mr. Babajide Sanwoolu, the Governor of Lagos State, Nigeria’s commercial capital, on casualty figures after Soldiers opened fire on peaceful protesters in Lekki Tollgate area of the state. Mr. Sanwoolu, who blamed “forces beyond our direct control,” for the military assault, earlier claimed that no life was lost to the Lekki incident. He later confirmed that one of the victims later died at an hospital in Lagos. The global human right group however declared that its on-the-ground investigation has confirmed that the Nigerian…
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