AAC National Chairman Omoyele Sowore has just been shot in Abuja, in critical condition

Let the struggle continue even if they take my life says Sowore

 The publisher of Sahara Reporters and former presidential candidate of the African Action Congress in the 2019 general election Omoyele Sowore has been reportedly shot by the police in Abuja, the NIGERIA'S Capital.

The convener of the RevolutionNow movement has been confined in the FCT by a federal court over a purported protest in August 2019.

The details and his present state remained unknown as he was been shot in the abdomen, according to the circulating pictures on the social media.

Further sources confirmed that @YeleSowore was shot by a female Police @PoliceNG Officer at Unity Fountain in Abuja, as the Police blocked protesters from entering Unity Fountain with BuhariMustGo protest.

The party wrote:

Flash: Our National Chairman @YeleSowore shot by @PoliceNG now in a protest against insecurity in Abuja and he is presently being taken to the hospital. Nothing must happen to Sowore!

— African Action Congress #AAC (@aacparty) May 31, 2021

The Police woman DSP Hyelhira Altine Daniel has been pointed as the one who shot sowore during the protest. Source added that this same woman attempted the same sinister move on Sowore sometimes ago in Abuja.

Further report also says he was shot in the tight. Comrades were seen in a video helping the activist out of the scene into a waiting vehicle.

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 pic.twitter.com/c9ui2UutXO

— Omoyele Sowore (@YeleSowore) May 31, 2021

An eye witness account said: "It wasn’t stray at all. I was close to him holding his phone and recording. She shot immeditely she arrived the scene. Sowore was shouting “you just shot me” repeatedly. We were both looking at her with the hope that she would say it’s a mistake or even show some kind of remorse or shock. Her look suggested affirmation of her action. It was after the first shot, tear gas canisters were shot. She did it on orders."

Although in a critical condition, he is responding to treatment said another sources. 

AAC said:

What we witnessed today at the Unity Fountain in Abuja was a script by the ruling @OfficialAPCNg regime to assassinate Sowore @YeleSowore .

— African Action Congress #AAC (@aacparty) May 31, 2021

 

The African Action Congress (AAC) in a statement signed by its publicity Secretary Femi Adeyeye condemned the attacks by the security operatives on the peaceful Protesters and called for the arrest and prosecution of the police officer who shot at Omoyele Sowore.