The Nigerian Army has said that most of the businesses looted or destroyed in Lekki, Ajah, Sangotedo and nearby places were owned by people of Igbo extraction.
Brigadier-General Ahmed Ibrahim Taiwo stated this in his testimony at the Lagos State Judicial Panel of Enquiry and Restitution for Victims of SARS related abuses and other matters.
“By my assessment, most businesses looted during the protest were owned by Igbos.”
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Gen Ahmed also stated the army would have been able to recover most looted items especially at the lekki axis, had the Lagos state government not lifted the curfew imposed on the state.
Insisting that the lootings were a well-coordinated plan, Gen Ahmed noted that on two occasions when the state government lifted the curfew, army authorities were not carried along.
”On two occasions when the curfew was lifted in Lagos, the army authority was not informed.
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If the curfew had remained in place, we would have been able to recover the looted items from Shoprite Lekki, Sango-Tedo and its environs,” he said.
General Ahmed also disclosed that the army evacuated over N2billion from some banks that were damaged in Lekki area.
The Army is testifying following its invitation by the panel in the wake of the October 20 shootings at the Lekki Toll Gate.
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The Army has denied accusations that it shot and killed unarmed protesters.
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