Aloy Ejimakor the Special Counsel to Biafra political activist, Nnamdi Kanu and the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has said that under international law, the Lekki Shooting carried out by the Nigerian Army is “a crime against humanity”.
“EndSARS” movement has spread across Nigeria over the past fortnight, at least 56 people have died – 38 of them last Tuesday alone, Amnesty International claims.
Witnesses to the scenes in the infamous Lekki Toll Gate Shooting incident last Tuesday said more than 20 officers started firing at peaceful demonstrators.
![[FILES] IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu in court](https://www.afriupdate.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Nnamdi-Kanu-in-Court-120x86.jpg "IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu fails to regain freedom at Supreme Court 1")
Reacting to the Lekki Shooting incident in Nigeria once again, Ejimakor via his known Twitter handle on Wednesday stressed that it is ‘a crime for soldiers to kill unarmed citizens’.
The legal practitioner also contested the Force’s claim that it ‘acted within rules of engagement’, saying it is wrong.
The Army says it “acted within rules of engagement” in #Lekki. Wrong! It’s a CRIME for soldiers to kill unarmed citizens. In Nigeria, it’s MURDER. Under International Law, it’s a crime against humanity. It’s DANGEROUS to belong to a country with an Army that reasons like this.
— aloy ejimakor (@AloyEjimakor) October 28, 2020
Recall that, Ejimakor’s client, Nnamdi Kanu, earlier claimed that President Muhammadu Buhari ordered the military personnel to fire shots at the protesters and not Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State.
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