A female Police officer have reportedly shot Omoyele Sowore, convener of RevolutionNow Movement in Abuja.
Daily Mail gathered that Sowore, who confirmed the incident on his Twitter page, said he was shot at the Unity Fountain in Abuja.
He wrote, “Just been shot by a police officer, ACP Atine at the Unity Fountain in Abuja.
“#RevolutionNow Let the struggle continue even if they take my life! #BuhariMustGo”
Communicating what transpired, a Social Crusader and Human Rights lawyer, Mr Inibehe Effiong, published on his Facebook timeline that Sowore was shot.
“Sowore has just been shot by a female police officer at the Unity Fountain in Abuja,” said Effiong.
He although added that it could not be ascertained at the time of filing this report whether Sowore was shot with a live bullet but he was shot.
“It is not yet clear whether the officer fired a gun or a teargas cannister. What is clear is that Sowore was directly targeted,” added Effiong.
Unraveling the identity of the officer, Effiong said, “The officer is said to be an ACP. I watched Sowore being shot live on Facebook.”
Blaming the country for what happened, the lawyer concluded, “This is what Nigeria has been turned into under Buhari. They’ve declared war on the Civic Space.
“The FCT Police has fenced the Unity Fountain with iron and cables to prevent protests.”
Meanwhile, the convener of Concerned Citizens who is an ally of Sowore, Deji Adeyanju said, “My brother, Sowore just got shot by the police at Unity Fountain. On my way to the fountain for the insecurity rally but just watched how he was shot on Facebook live now.
