BLOODY PROTEST! Fresh Pandemonium As Officer Accidentally Shoots Himself While Trying To Stop Protesters; SEE How It Happened
In Maiduguri’ s Bulunkutu neighbourhood, an immigration officer inadvertently shot himself three times in the foot. The shooting heightened demonstrators’ discontent, since they originally believed one of their own had been hurt.
A joint patrol team of police, military, immigration, DSS, and Civil Defence had built up a blockade at Bulunkutu Railway Junction to prevent demonstrators from entering Maiduguri’ s city core.
On Thursday, August 1, a ruckus erupted in Maiduguri’ s Bulunkutu neighbourhood after an immigration officer accidentally shot himself three times in the foot while attempting to stop protests.
The gunfire heightened the marchers’ worry since they initially believed one of their own had been injured. They calmed down after realising that the immigration officer had been shot.
According to Leadership, a joint patrol force including of police, military, immigration, DSS, and Civil Defence barred the Bulunkutu Railway Junction to prevent demonstrators from entering Maiduguri’ s city core.
The officer, who has not been recognised, was part of the security unit tasked with dispersing the protesters. He was soon rushed to a local hospital for treatment, but his present status is unknown.
The demonstrators were demonstrating against the government’ s handling of the current insurgency, as well as issues like as corruption, high living costs, and other national concerns. However, another linked source indicated that Tinubu’ s supporters held a counter- demonstration in Kano.
On the first day of Nigeria’ s statewide rally against hardship, a group supporting President Bola Tinubu’ s government protested in Kano state on Thursday, August 1.
According to Daily Trust, Tinubu supporters demonstrated along Audu Bako Way and Farm Centre Road in Kano, imploring Nigerians to be patient with the president.
According to the demonstrators that gathered at the Nassarawa tiny palace, Tinubu would lead Nigeria to a brighter future through current reforms. Abdullahi Muhammad Saleh, a pro- government demonstrator, made a call for patience and collaboration, saying:
” We are out to appreciate the President for the development we are able to count in this administration so far. ”
Abdullahi said: ” Everybody is feeling this pain but protest is not the way out. The best way to protest is through dialogue. ”
He added: ” We don’ t want anybody, unpatriotic people to hijack this action. We can do more. We are for the government because we know what it is doing. We are against the protest of violence. ”
Nigerians are reportedly irritated by economic hardship, and on Thursday, August 1, began a days- long demonstration against the country’ s greatest cost- of- living crisis in a decade.