Lucky Philemon told the Lagos Judicial Panel of Inquiry on Saturday, February 27, 2021 that he was one of the victims shot by soldiers at the Lekki Toll Gate on October 20, 2020.
Philemon told the panel on Saturday that he was protesting at the toll gate alongside others when soldiers attacked and shot him in the leg.
The construction worker said he was subsequently moved to Reddington Hospital in Victoria Island around 9 pm.
His left leg was eventually amputated at the hospital due to the injury he suffered from the toll gate shooting.
The petitioner prayed to the panel to award him $50,000 for foreign prosthetic limbs, N1.5 million for psychological support, N5 million for subsequent medical care, and N200 million as damages for inconvenience.
Chairperson of the panel, the retired Justice Doris Okuwobi, noted that the hospital records cited by Owonikoko was yet to be tendered as evidence before the panel.
The case was therefore adjourned indefinitely until Reddington can appear before the panel to provide evidence regarding many victims that they treated following the toll gate shooting.
