The Lekki Concession Company (LCC), the operators of the Lekki tollgate, has claimed the surveillance camera at the tollgate stopped working at 8pm on Tuesday, October 20, the day soldiers allegedly opened fire on #EndSARS protesters.
LCC MD, Abayomi Omomuwa, stated this while appearing at the Judicial Panel of Inquiry set up by the Lagos State Government to probe the Lekki shootings, as well as complaints of human rights abuses against members of the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS).
Omomuwa, who submitted footage from the day, also confirmed the cameras that were removed before the shooting were plate number recognition cameras “early in the day”. According to him, the other surveillance camera, a pan–tilt–zoom camera (PTZ camera) also exists and is still intact. Read also: We Cannot Reveal The Identities Of Operatives Sent To Lekki Toll Gate – Nigerian Army
“We never, ever tampered with the surveillance camera until about 8pm, when it was tampered with and stopped recording,” Omomuwa added. Omomuwa further disclosed that the LCC has three surveillance cameras – one at the Lekki toll gate, another at Ikoyi and the third at Chevron – all of which are linked via network and controlled from Chevron. He added that the LCC did not activate audio recording, as the cameras are used for traffic monitoring and not security.
Abayomi Omomuwa presenting the LCC’s records for the Lekki Toll Gate killings to the Judicial Panel
