The Defence Headquarters on Thursday told Nigerians to be patient and wait for the outcome of an ongoing investigation into the Tuesday shooting of #EndSARS protesters by soldiers at Lekki, Lagos.
Responding to questions during a briefing in Abuja, about the involvement of soldiers in the incident, the Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj. Gen. John Enenche, said his comment may prejudice the findings of the Commission of Inquiry set up by the Lagos State Governor.
“The issue is not an operation that I can respond to, but I can tell you that it is an allegation, for now; so let us not set the cart before the horse.
“If the matter was still open-ended, I would have had a response for you but it is no longer open-ended, because immediately, not even up to five hours before midnight, the Governor of Lagos set up an inquiry. So, whatever we say now will not be fair to the commission,” he said.
Enenche described the reports on the killing of the protesters by the soldiers as mere allegations, adding that some military analysts had dismissed as untrue, claims that the troops were responsible for the killings.
He explained that the military was involved in internal security operations codenamed, ‘Operation MESA,’ in nine states, but declined to disclose further details on the joint security task force.
