Omoyele Sowore, the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) has condemned the alleged killing of two protesters in Lagos State by operatives of the Nigeria Police Force.
Information Nigeria earlier reported violence in the Ojota area of Lagos on Monday as some members of Yoruba Nation agitators held a rally in the area.
YorubaGlobalYouth, a Twitter user, shared a picture of a lifeless man and a video reportedly captured during the riot.
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The user captioned the image as, “BREAKING NEWS! TWO PEOPLE HAVE BEEN REPORTED KILLED BY THE NIGERIAN POLICE AT THE YORUBA NATION OJOTA PEACEFUL MEGA RALLY TODAY 9TH JANUARY, 2023. IT WAS MEANT TO BE PEACEFUL!!!”
It was reported that the Yoruba Nation agitators had planned to hold a mega rally at Ojota for their self-determination struggle but in the course of the protest, there ensued a clash between police and the protesters during which one person was reportedly killed by the police.
Reacting to the incident, Sowore said, “Blood thirsty Nigeria Police Force @PoliceNG reportedly killed two Yoruba Nation agitators at a peaceful rally in Ojota, Lagos today.
“I totally condemn this unprovoked murder of peaceful demonstrators. #WeCantContinueLikeThis.”
