A yet-to-be-identified police officer has been mistakenly killed by his colleague who was firing gunshots at protesters in Katsina state.
DAILY GIST reports that #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protest which started on Thursday, August 1st is taking place in various part of the country
Citizens took to the street express their frustration over the economic hardship inflicted by the policies of President Bola Tinubu.
A video obtained by DAILY GIST on Friday shows the Police officer in his uniform lying in a pool of blood after being shot by his colleague.
“In the peak of unprofessionalism, a careless policeman killed his colleague and harm civilians in Katsina,” an X user, A.O. Yusuf captioned the videos
Commenting on it, another user, Salako said, “This is a very sad & unfortunate watch. It is also evident that the Nigerian Police Force are the cascading indices of violence in the ongoing protests.
“If this video evidence didn’t exist, Ben Hundeyin & Muyiwa would have blamed it on protesters.
“A national squad of clowns.”
The police have not published an official statement on this incident.
Meanwhile, Kayode Egbetokun, the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), earlier lamented that a police officer was killed while others were injured during the protest on Thursday.
Egbetokun said, “In light of the current situation, the Nigeria Police Force has placed all units on red alert.
Our officers are fully mobilised and prepared to respond swiftly and decisively to public safety and order.”
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