The Nigerian Police Force, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) command has denied that the Publisher of Sahara Reporters and an activist, Omoyele Sowore, was shot by its personnel in Abuja.
Sowore’s aide had earlier reported that he was shot at by the police at the Unity Fountain while he was trying to gain entrance into the place on Monday, TheCable reported.
Just been shit by a police officer, ACP Atine at the Unity Fountain in Abuja. #RevolutionNow Let the struggle continue even if they take my life! #BuhariMustGo pic.twitter.com/c9ui2UutXO
— Omoyele Sowore (@YeleSowore) May 31, 2021
Protesters had converged on the fountain at 8:30am. But the police allegedly denied them entry into the facility.
Sowore was said to have been speaking with a detachment of police officers stationed at the public facility when an officer shot at the crowd.
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But in a statement on Monday, the FCT police spokesperson, Mariam Yusuf, said the activist was not shot at by the police.
“Contrary to the speculation, Police operatives professionally restored calm at the Unity Fountain following attempts by a group of protesters to incite public disturbance,” she said.
“The protesters who went on the rampage were resisted by Police Operatives in order to prevent them from causing a breakdown of law and order.
“There is no record of such an incident as at the time of this report.”
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