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Man O’ War member: How #EndSARS protester stabbed me at Lekki

Mr. Shina Edun, a Man O’ War member attached to the Lekki Concession Company (LCC), has recounted how a protester stabbed him during the October 20, 2021 #EndSARS anniversary protest in Lagos

Edun said he was stabbed in the abdomen by a protester when police asked the protesters to vacate the Lekki Toll Gate.

He spoke on Monday when officials of LCC paid a visit to his residence in Ifako-Ijaiye area of Lagos State.

Speaking about his ordeal, Edun said: “At about 11:30a.m. last Wednesday when the Police said all those who were protesting at Lekki Tollgate should leave, the person who was coming behind me stabbed me with a knife and before I could understand what was happening, I was rushed to a Police hospital.

“The person that stabbed me is one of the protesters; those who were protesting to mark the one-year anniversary of #EndSARS. I was stabbed in my abdomen in front of the Lekki Toll Gate. I work with LCC and I was attached to them from Lagos State Ministry of Environment.”

Buttressing Edun’s claim, the Chief Security Officer of LCC, Mr. Solomon Tolofari, who led some officials of the firm to Edun’s residence, said he deployed Edun alongside others at the Lekki Toll Gate and directed that he should be rushed to the hospital after the attack.

He noted that since the protesters had blocked the road, the management team had to take one way and rushed him to Falomo for medical attention.

“We are here to visit a dedicated officer of LCC who was stabbed by #EndSARS protesters. On that day because of the threat by the protesters, we sourced for external security in addition to our dedicated team.

“We were there when the protesters came in Coaster buses, suddenly they disembarked and the Man O’ War team including Shina Edun was asked to stay close to protect the plaza and before we knew what was going on, they stabbed him in the abdomen and we rushed him to the hospital,” he said.

An elder brother to Edun, Chief Kehinde Yusuf, stated that the victim was in serious pain when he was brought home.