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BREAKING: Police fire teargas at Omoyele Sowore at Unity Fountain in Abuja

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Police have reportedly fired teargas canister at Omoyele Sowore and his group who showed up at the Unity Fountain in Abuja for a protest in the early hours of Monday.

 

It was gathered that Sowore, the convener of Revolution Now, reportedly sustained injuries and has been rushed to hospital for medical treatment.

Popular lawyer and right activist, Inibehe Effiong, confirmed the development on his Twitter.@RidwanAjayi_]
“@YeleSowore has just been shot by a female police officer at the Unity Fountain in Abuja.

“The criminal officer is said to be an ACP. I watched Sowore being shot live on Facebook.

“This is what Nigeria has been turned into under Buhari. They’ve declared war on the Civic Space,” the lawyer wrote.

However, speaking on the development, the Commissioner of Police in charge of the Federal Capital Territory Police Command, (FCT) Abuja, CP Bala Ciroma, said that the speculation making the round was that the activist was shot by a female Police officer.

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