An altercation ensued on Friday at the Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry for Restitution for Victims of SARS and Related Abuses as counsel to the Lagos State Government and his counterpart, representing #EndSARS protesters, tried to convince the panel as to what to watch in a Closed Circuit Television footage tendered before it as evidence.
Abiodun Owonikoko (SAN), counsel to the Lagos State Government, wanted the panel to watch only portions of the 24-hour footage relevant to its assignment, while Adesina Ogunlana, representing #EndSARS protesters, insisted that the entire footage must be watched.
The footage was a recording of events at the Lekki tollgate, Lagos on October 20, where protesters were allegedly shot to death.
Counsel to Lekki Concession Company, manager of the tollgate, tendered the footage when Abayomi Omomuwasi, the Managing Director, took the witness stand and it was admitted as exhibit by the nine-man panel headed by retired Justice Doris Okuwobi.
The panel ruled, however, that the entire footage would be watched.
The footage, which started playing from 12am of October 20, showed dark scenery at the beginning with vehicles parked around the tollgate plaza and large clusters of #EndSARS protesters milling around.
It was still playing at the time of filing this report.
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