Friends Prevented Soldiers From Going Away With My Son’s Body In Lekki – Grieving Mother
The mother of Anthony, who was among the #EndSARS protesters allegedly shot dead by soldiers at the Lekki tollgate in Lagos, is in grief over the circumstances surrounding her son’s death. Soldiers had on Tuesday opened fire on the protesters and no fewer than six persons were allegedly to have been killed in the process. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, who had initially declared that no death was recorded, later confirmed three casualties as against the huge figures quoted by eye witnesses at the scene of the incident. Footage of Anthony’s mother, which was reposted on Instagram showed her chronicling the circumstances surrounding her son’s death at the Lekki tollgate. She said, “It has not been easy, I never knew that Anthony has so much friends like this. First of all, I want to thank his friends, who picked him up when he was shot, if it wasn’t for his friends, maybe the soldiers who picked up other corpses, would have picked him up and say nobody died. The state Police Public Relations Officer PPRO said, “I can’t react to the Lekki tollgate issue because there is a panel on that. The panel is in the best position to react to any issue that concerns the Lekki tollgate incident.”