The Nigeria Police Force has defended the use of teargas by officers deployed to provide security and prevent hoodlums from hijacking Omoyele Sowore’s Free Nnamdi Kanu protest in Abuja.
However, the Force maintained a studied silence on the trending allegations that officers fired live bullets at protesters.
The presidential candidate of the African Action Congress in the 2019 general election and protest organiser, Omoyele Sowore, was seen in a viral video fleeing from officers allegedly firing live rounds at demonstrators.
The Force Spokesperson, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, in a post titled “CORRECTION” on his verified X handle, explained: “Police teargassed protesters attempting to approach Aso Villa in clear contravention of a court order restricting protests around the Villa, National Assembly, Force Headquarters, Court of Appeal, Eagle Square and Shehu Shagari Way.
Linus Aleke
