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The First man to testify at the judicial inquiry in Lagos has said that police officers of the now-disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (Sars) tortured him and extracted two of his teeth after arresting him in 2014.
Lagos state Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has said that the scope of the panel has been expanded to include the shooting at the Lekki toll gate on 20 October.
Amnesty International and eyewitnesses are of the stand that the military fired at peaceful protesters at the toll gate, killing at least 10 people. Two people were killed in another part of Lagos on the same day, according to Amnesty.
The military has however denied involvement in the shooting.
In his testimony, the man said that his property had been forcefully taken by Sars officers and the police had refused to pay him compensation despite a court order.
The proceedings were held up for almost two hours as the youth representatives on the panel refused to sign an oath of secrecy. The dispute was later resolved.
