Ex-Lagos Commissioner Berates Amnesty International Report On #EndSARS Victims

By Solomon Babawale

Eko Hot Blog reports that Gbenga Omotosho, the former Commissioner of Information, Lagos State, has stated that the investigation of the Amnesty International on the alleged killing of 103 persons linked to the ENDSARS protest was not objective.

Omotoso stated this while speaking in an interview with Arise Television on Tuesday.

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He said, “In this matter, Amnesty International is not the Amnesty International that I used to know. They are not objective. They are not backing whatever they are saying with any scientific evidences or reasoning.

“Amnesty International itself – the one I used to know – could do this investigation and come out with the truth. But, I suspect that they have been perforated by external forces.

“So Amnesty International can just sit down in its office and begin to issue statement without taking the step to find out the truth.”

Recall that the Amnesty International Nigeria on Monday demanded a transparent coroner’s inquest on 103 slain EndSARS protesters for whom the Lagos State Government is planning a mass burial, saying the plans should be put on hold.

This follows the emergence of an alleged leaked memo addressed to the Lagos State Ministry of Health indicating that the state government approved N61,285,000 for the mass burial of 103 persons identified as 2020 EndSARS victims.

The memo, dated July 19, 2023, capturing steps for the processing of funds after approval by the governor, surfaced on social media Sunday morning, sparking outrage.

The Lagos State Government however maintained that the victims to be buried were not from the controversial Lekki Tollgate shooting.

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The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health, Dr Olusegun Ogboye, while confirming the letter, insisted that the victims were from incidents of violence that occurred in the aftermath of the EndSARS protests.

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