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The Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor, is unimpressed with how the report of the massacre of peaceful #EndSARS protesters was leaked to the general public.

Military unhappy with how panel's report of Lekki massacre was leaked | Pulse Nigeria

Samson Toromade

Security forces&nbsp;<a href="https://www.pulse.ng/news/local/endsars-protests-were-peaceful-until-government-crushed-them/96xnrbk">attacked the protesters</a>&nbsp;at the Lekki toll gate in Lagos on October 20, 2020 in an aggressive attempt to dismantle the symbolic stronghold of historic demonstrations against police brutality.

Eyewitnesses reported numerous fatalities from the attack, but the government has run an aggressive counter-campaign insisting no one was killed by security agents.

A judicial panel of inquiry set up days after the shooting finally submitted its report on Monday, November 15, 2021, confirming the claims of eyewitnesses that a massacre happened.

Irabor told journalists in Benin City, Edo State on Tuesday, November 16, 2021 that he won't comment on the report until a white paper is presented.

He said it was released through 'a wrong channel' and should have first been treated by a convening authority before being accessible to the public.

The report fully indicted soldiers for the massacre of the peaceful protesters and recommended that perpetrators be punished.

But Irabor maintained that the Armed Forces are professional and remain committed to the constitutional mandate.

He said, "It would not be right to disparage men and women who have worked so hard to ensure that the territorial integrity of this nation is kept intact.&nbsp;

"So in the meantime, until I see the full extent of the report, I can assure that the Armed Forces of Nigeria are well-disciplined and we do not engage in any ignoble acts."

The judicial panel established that at least nine protesters were killed, with four others missing presumed dead.

Dozens of others were also injured, first by the soldiers, and later by police officers&nbsp;<a href="https://www.pulse.ng/news/local/lagos-judicial-panel-reports-that-there-was-an-attempt-to-cover-up-lekki-shooting/glvldrz">who also tried to cover up their involvement</a>.

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu&nbsp;<a href="https://www.pulse.ng/news/local/sanwo-olu-sets-up-new-panel-to-work-on-report-of-endsars-judicial-panel/8h2w4c2">has set up a four-member panel</a>&nbsp;to review the judicial panel's report and raise a white paper within two weeks.

The panel will be headed by the Lagos State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice,&nbsp;Moyosore Onigbanjo&nbsp;(SAN), with members listed as Commissioner for Youths and Social Development,&nbsp;Segun Dawodu; Special Adviser, Works and Infrastructure,&nbsp;Aramide Adeyoye; and Permanent Secretary, Cabinet Office,&nbsp;Tolani Oshodi.

Military unhappy with how panel's report of Lekki massacre was leaked

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