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DJ Switch, Nigerian disc jockey and activist is in the news again over the veracity of her claims on losses recorded during last year’s shooting of #EndSARS protesters at Lekki, Lagos.
The new development follows a recent report by the US Department of State that there was no accurate information on the actual casualty figures recorded during the Lekki shooting.
TheNewsGuru recalls that hours before a curfew was scheduled to begin on October 20, soldiers had stormed the Lekki tollgate where youths protesting against police brutality had gathered and started shooting.
Switch, who captured the incident had stated that at least 15 persons were shot dead while several others sustained injuries of varying degrees.
Amnesty International had also insisted that about 10 people died of gunshot injuries during the incident.
However, Lai Mohammed, minister of information, had debunked the claims while the army also said it did not use live bullets on the protesters as alleged by a CNN investigation.
But a new report released on Tuesday, by the US said the inconsistencies in the various reports made it difficult to determine the actual fatalities of the Lekki incident.
The development has since sparked intense reactions on Twitter .
“I can’t believe what I’m reading this morning about Dj Switch. I’m seriously disappointed in my country people, don’t know you people are this daft. So because USA said some shit, you all come to a conclusion that the video (live video for that) was fake and staged,” a user wrote.
Read other reactions gathered by TheNewsGuru below:
DJ SWITCH and other lekki liars must be prosecuted to the burning down of Lagos, killing of Policemen and looting of malls……
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— Ayekooto (@DeeOneAyekooto) March 31, 2021
Going through that Dj switch’s trend just makes me sick to my stomach. Omoooo so you people are actually dragging her. Mehn every man for himself.
— Adepeju (@pjairaa) March 31, 2021
Dj Switch is my SHERO. I don’t give a flying Fuck what you coconut heads have to say about her.
— Ντάρλινγκτον (@darlo411) April 1, 2021