#EndSARS: Reactions after surgeon confirms treatment of 15 victims of Lekki shooting

Nigerians have reacted after a medical director of Grandville Trauma Centre, Aranmolate Ayobami, told the Lagos Judicial Panel that the hospital treated 15 patients who suffered gunshot injuries during October 20, 2020, Lekki massacre.

However, Ayobami who was summoned following a directive issued to Grandville Trauma Centre to clear the air and give an account of their encounter with injured protesters from the Lekki incident

Recall that his testimony at the panel was as a result of evidence given by a witness of the Lekki massacre, Sarah Ibrahim, who said: “there were many casualties and hospitals were overwhelmed with injured victims”.

The surgeon confirmed that a total number of 15 patients presented at the facility, were all transferred from other hospitals in Lagos.

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“We had a total number of 15 patients, four referrals from Vedic life Healthcare, seven referrals from Reddington hospital and two from Doreen hospital,” he said. He did not expatiate on the outstanding two patients.

Reacting to the recent development Nigerians stormed the bird app, Twitter to vent their displeasure on the government.

See reactions below…

She gave ample video evidence of how Nigerian Soldiers killed dozens of protesters at Lekki Tollgate & carried their bodies away. They can deny, blackmail, threaten & even try to kill most of us, BUT WE WON’T GIVE UP. #EndSARS  is a marathon, not a sprint. pic.twitter.com/pgaw4kBBpQ

— NEFERTITI (@firstladyship) May 10, 2021

The MD of Grandville Trauma Centre told the panel yesterday that it treated 15 #EndSARS protesters with severe gunshot wounds from the Lekki Toll Gate.

Reddington said several weeks back that it was "overwhelmed" by the sheer number of injuries it had to treat.
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— 'Fisayo Soyombo (@fisayosoyombo) May 9, 2021

“The medical director of Grandville Trauma Centre, Aranmolate Ayobami, has told the Lagos Judicial Panel that the hospital treated 15 patients who suffered gunshot injuries during the October 20, 2020, Lekki shooting incident.” #EndSARS https://t.co/MKhEPwmhTT

— Amnesty International Nigeria (@AmnestyNigeria) May 15, 2021

The medical director of Grandville Trauma Centre Dr Aranmolate Ayobami has told the Lagos Panel that his hospital treated 15 people with gunshot injuries from the Lekki Massacre 20/10/20.

But the senseless animals among us say nobody was shot. You lots won’t die well. #EndSARS

— #OurFavOnlineDoc ?????? (@DrOlufunmilayo) May 15, 2021