Brigadier General Ahmed Taiwo, who heads the army's 81st Division in Lagos, speaks during a judicial panel investigating claims that Nigerian soldiers shot dead peaceful protesters in Lagos, Nigeria November 21, 2020. REUTERS/Seun Sanni
LAGOS (Reuters) - A judicial panel investigating claims that Nigerian soldiers shot dead peaceful protesters in Lagos viewed videos on Saturday appearing to show people hurt or saying that they were being fired on, but an army general dismissed the footage.
Brigadier General Ahmed Taiwo, who heads the army's 81st Division in Lagos, also said soldiers had been deployed to the protest with both live rounds and blanks, having previously told the panel only blanks were used.
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