Protest: Police Shoots Man While Going To Deliver Drug To His Customer
A man was shot as protests continued to turn violent in some parts of Nigeria. The man was going to deliver a medicinal drug to his customer when the unexpected happened to him, he was shot by the men of the Nigerian police. The incident happened in Delta State and it was among bloody incident that happened in the State during the nationwide protest. The man was innocent due to the fact that he was not involved in the protest, a protester who witnessed the incident narrated how it happened, the detailed report will be discussed here.
Following the nationwide protest against bad governance in Nigeria, a young man in his early 20s identified as Kester Eloho Ben has been shot by the police while shooting at protesters in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State. The victim was a dispatcher going to the Uwheru community to deliver a drug to a customer when he was hit by a stray bullet.
Thankfully, he did not die as he was hit in his arm and was able to see help immediately after he was shot. While in the hospital, the victim narrated to journalists that he was on his way to the Uwheru community to deliver a herbal drug to a customer, he was about to board a bike when he felt something strange on his arm, he said his phone fell from his hand at the time and when he wanted to pick the phone, he realized that his hand was shaking.
He later realized that he had been hit by a bullet, he said the bike man he stopped was the one who rushed him to the hospital and the police had never come to check on him.
A protester who witnessed how the victim was shot explained to journalists that they were protesting on Friday morning with placards in their hands, they were heading towards the Otovwodo junction when police bracketed them and stopped them from going towards the junction. The operatives were shooting tear gas and the protesters retaliated by throwing sachets of water at them.
The witness said the police moved back and as they were driving away, they started shooting at the protesters. Many protesters reportedly sustained injuries, it was made known that it was their sister security agents that help rushed the injured victims to the hospital.
Credit: Tori