Etim Effiong
Army on Friday resisted Lagos judicial panel on #EndSARS when they went to Military Hospital in Ikoyi to access the facility unannounced.
The panel is investigating the shooting of protesters at the Lekki toll gate on October 20 by men said to be in military uniform.
It was gathered that the soldiers manning the hospital’s gate stopped the panel from accessing the mortuary.
A member of the panel and lawyer Ebun Adegboruwa told the soldiers that the panel came to the hospital because it had intelligence that might help with its investigation.
“The facility is relevant to our investigation. We have a pathologist. We are here on the authority of the president, not only the governor.
“We are following dues process, and it is important we visit the mortuary as it will help our findings.
“If we are not allowed access, we will go back and take other actions. We won’t force ourselves in. We have confidential information that the military hospital here is relevant in the investigation of the Lekki event. We heard this hospital is controlled by 65 battalion, and under the 81 division. We are also taking steps to reach military authorities,” he said.
The panel members were later allowed into the facility after 30 minutes.
The panel had earlier visited the Lekki toll gate.
Chairperson of the panel Doris Okuwobi led her team to the scene of the shooting.
Managing Director of Lekki Concession Company (LCC) Yomi Omomuwansa took the panel on a tour of the facilities.
He said most of their equipment were damaged by suspected hoodlums after the shooting incident.