On an impromptu visit to the military hospital in Ikoyi, soldiers have denied members of the Lagos Judicial Panel of Inquiry access to their facility.
The Panel is currently investigating the information it received that some protesters, reportedly 15 of them, were killed.
However, their unplanned visit to the mortuary was buried at the entrance when soldiers refused to allow them access.
Some eyewitnesses have accused the soldiers of taking the slain away.
Ebun Adegboruwa, a member of the Panel told the soldiers that their investigation had led them to the mortuary and that the intelligence they have will help the 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,” he said.
“We are following due 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 the 65 battalion and under the 81 division. We are also taking steps to reach military authorities.”
