Brigadier-General Ahmed Ibrahim Taiwo, representing the army at Lagos judicial panel, has been promoted to major-general

Ibrahim Taiwo, the officer representing the Nigerian army at the panel the Lagos state government set up to probe the Lekki shooting has been promoted from brigadier-general to a major-general, TheCable is reporting

The Lagos state government had set up the judicial panel to look into allegations of rights abuses by the police special anti-robbery squad (SARS) and allegations that the Nigerian army fired live ammunition at unarmed protesters at the Lekki toll gate on the 20th October.

Ibrahim Taiwo, commander of the army 81 division intelligence brigade, has been speaking on panel to defend the army’s involvement.

NewsWireNGR gathered that Taiwo was elevated to the rank of a major-general after the military board approved the promotion of senior officers.

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