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Omoyele Sowore reportedly shot during protest in FCT

A political activist and Publisher of Sahara Reporters and human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore, has been shot by a police officer during a protest in Abuja.

“Sowore has just been shot by a female police officer at the Unity Fountain in Abuja. He sustained injuries and has been rushed to hospital for medical treatment.”

One of his lawyers, Inibehe Effiong alleged a female police officer teargassed Sowore at the Unity Fountain in Abuja during a protest on Monday morning.

“The officer fired a teargas cannister directly at his right thigh. Sowore was specifically targeted.”

Sowore, in a terse post on his handle @YeleSowore, said: “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.”

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