Oluomo also faulted the Presidential candidates of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP and Labour Party, LP; Abubakar Atiku and Peter Obi respectively over the incident.

The transport boss noted that it was not possible that there would be killing of protesters and the corpses would not be revealed nor would the families of the deceased coming out to ask for their loved ones.

Oluomo stated this on Sunday during a “5 Million-Man Rally,” he organised  in Lagos to support the presidential  candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and the Governor of Lagos state, Babajide Sanwo-Olu.

Oluomo said, “Where are the bodies and where are they buried? Do they have relatives in Nigeria? Has Nigeria bribed the mothers of the deceased protesters? Why are their siblings not searching for them, even on social media? Or is Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu a Chief of Army Staff or President who will order the killing of protesters at the (Lekki) Tollgate?”

“They’re lying to us, they want to undermine the Yorubas, everyone should come out. It is a political game. It was Atiku and Obi that conspired to do all those things then.”

Recall that in October 2020, thousands of youths trooped out to the streets in Nigeria and the diaspora, protesting extra-judicial killing by the police, particularly by the defunct Special Anti-Robbery Squad.

Following the shooting at Lekki Tollgate on October 20, 2020, a Judicial Panel was set up by the state government to investigate petitions on police brutality in the state.

The counsel for the Nigerian Army, Mr Akinlolu Kehinde (SAN), disclosed this on Saturday while  appearing before the Lagos Judicial Panel of Inquiry and Restitution for Victims of SARS Related Abuses ad Other Matters.

InsideOjodu had earlier reported that some officers of the Nigerian Army, 81 Division, were at the Lagos Court of Arbitration, venue of the probe into the alleged shooting of #EndSARS protesters by soldiers on the night of October 20 at the Lekki tollgate in Lagos.

“I must submit today that there is no allegation whatsoever against the Nigerian Army before this panel.

He said, “I urge your lordship to discountenance any proposal that the testimony of the Nigerian Army should not be allowed because of a proposed petition.

“Unfortunately, for reasons known to most of us, the Nigerian Army could not give their testimony when they were summoned on the last adjourned date. It is a very respectable organisation.

“The Nigerian Army is here again ready to testify, and they have set up their projector and is ready to discharge the summons.

“I repeat, as at six minutes to 11am today, no petition has been served against the Nigerian Army, if any petition has been served, we will respond.” .

The Army, which vehemently denied shooting at or killing any of the protesting youths, had also told the panel that it was ready to show videos capturing its activities at the tollgate on October 20 night.

The military officers are led by the Commander of 81 Military Intelligence Brigade, Victoria Island, Lagos, Brig. Gen. Ahmed Taiwo.

At the moment, soldiers, lawyers, journalists and other persons are in the hearing hall awaiting the arrival of the panel.