The founder of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore has reportedly been shot by a female police officer at the Unity Fountain in Abuja.
POLITICS NIGERIA gathered that he sustained an injury from the shot and has been rushed to a hospital for medical treatment.
The development was confirmed by a human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, who wrote on Twitter that “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.”
@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. pic.twitter.com/PXhSR5Tlre
— Inibehe Effiong (@InibeheEffiong) May 31, 2021
Details soon…
— Ridwan Ajayi (@RidwanAjayi_) May 31, 2021
