Some supporters of Omoyele
Sowore, presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), who
marched to the Area F police command in Ikeja, Lagos, on Monday were shot,
teargassed and arrested.
The protesters had marched there
to demand the release of six supporters of Sowore who were detained for
“breaching Lagos signage law and removing posters of other political parties
and candidates, replacing them with Sowore’s.”
Witnesses at the scene said that
the police shot directly at the protesters whose conduct had been peaceful.
“This is a peaceful protest, for
God’s sake. They shot teargas canisters and one of our members, Annabelle
Okooboh was hit,” one of the AAC members said.
He added that the police moved in
on them and arrested placard-wielding members.
Rachel Onamusi-Kpiasi, director
of media and communications of Sowore campaign, said many of the protesters
sustained injuries and one car was impounded.
“The TakeItBack Movement and AAC
party is still trying to account for its members that embarked on a peaceful
protest this morning,” the statement read.
“The order to disrupt the
peaceful awareness exercise being carried out by members of Sowore’s party, the
AAC, is believed to have come from Imohimi Edgar, the Lagos state commissioner
of police.
“Witnesses at the scene reported
being shot at and teargassed, with many of them sustaining injuries.”
Chike Oti, Lagos police
spokesman, was not available for comments when contacted over the matter.
“Please call me back,” he said.
Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
Advertise on NigerianEye.com to reach thousands of our daily users
No comments
Post a Comment
Kindly drop a comment below.
(Comments are moderated. Clean comments will be approved immediately)
Advert Enquires - Reach out to us at NigerianEye@gmail.com