Hamzat Calls Lekki Tollgate Incident a ‘Very Sad Day’ at Lagos Debate

At the November 8, 2026 Lagos governorship debate, Dr Kadri Obafemi Hamzat described the October 20, 2020 Lekki Tollgate incident as a very sad moment in the state’s history. He acknowledged that public trust had been broken, said citizens have the right to protest and referred to the state’s judicial inquiry and its White Paper on the panel’s recommendations. The panel, chaired by retired Justice Doris Okuwobi, submitted its report in November 2021. It recommended measures including compensation, accountability for security personnel where warranted, improved protest management and a memorial. The Lagos Government accepted some recommendations, modified others and referred 14 to the Federal Government. The government disputed the panel’s finding that nine people were killed by gunfire at the tollgate. The panel maintained that soldiers fired at unarmed protesters and that people were killed and injured. Hamzat also referred to an earlier statement from the Lekki Concession Company denying that its perimeter cameras had been removed and explaining the lighting disruption; that statement did not resolve every question about the incident.

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