Unconfirmed Reports Indicate 15 Protesters Killed In Kano As Police Shoot At Low Level...Atiku Reacts ~ OsazuwaAkonedo

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Unconfirmed Reports Indicate 15 Protesters Killed In Kano As Police Shoot At Low Level...Atiku Reacts ~ OsazuwaAkonedo #Abubakar #Atiku #Bola #Kano #Kurna #Police #Tinubu https://osazuwaakonedo.news/unconfirmed-reports-indicate-15-protesters-killed-in-kano-as-police-shoot-at-low-level-atiku-reacts/03/08/2024/ #Breaking News Published: August 3rd, 2024 Reshared: August 3, 2024 10:07 pm Yet to be confirmed reports from Kano State today indicated that not less than 15

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00:00Yet-to-be-confirmed reports from Kano State today indicated that not less than 15 protesters,

00:05including children, were killed when men of the Nigeria Police Force allegedly shot into

00:09the crowd of protesters at a very low level on the day three of the Enbar governance protest

00:14in the country. Nigeria Police Force is yet to issue statements over the incident as videos

00:20recorded by eyewitnesses showed some policemen lying down to shoot at the direction believed

00:24the protesters gathered. Some residents said 15 people were allegedly killed while 47 others

00:31got serious injuries on Saturday at Kona area of Kano State. One of the videos posted online

00:37by the residents showed the crowd of protesters singing and moving towards anti-riot police

00:42officers who were seen moving backward until a police armored vehicle started firing at the

00:46crowd and thereafter a lot of policemen were seen in the video chasing and beating the protesters

00:52with objects that looked like sticks and other harmful weapons. Meanwhile, President Bola

00:57Thingu will address the nation in a broadcast on Sunday, August 4th, 2024 at 7 a.m. according

01:03to the presidential spokesperson, Adjuri Nigelele. Television, radio and other electronic media

01:10outlets are enjoined to plug into the network services of the Nigerian Television Authority

01:16and the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria, FRCN, for the broadcast. The broadcast will be

01:22repeated on the network services of the NTA and the FRCN at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. on the same day,

01:28Adjuri Nigelele said. In a swift reaction, former vice president of Nigeria, Atiku Abubaka condemned

01:35the act of policemen using live bullets to shoot at protesters in Kano State and Abuja. Atiku,

01:41was the presidential candidate of the People's Democratic Party, PDP, in the last general

01:46elections in Nigeria, said and in quotes thus I vehemently condemn the heinous act of using

01:52live ammunition on citizens peacefully protesting against bad governance as witnessed today in Kano

01:58and Abuja. This is utterly intolerable and reminiscent of the dark days of military

02:03dictatorship. It is crucial to remind the government and security agencies of their

02:08paramount duty to ensure a safe and secure environment where citizens can exercise their

02:13rights to protest without fear. When security forces open fire on innocent protesters,

02:19they do nothing but exacerbate tensions, transforming peaceful demonstrations into chaos.

02:25I refuse to believe that inciting violence is the intention of our authorities.

02:30I urge the international community, including the United Nations and the International Criminal

02:36Court, to closely monitor the situation in Nigeria and hold its leadership and security

02:41apparatus accountable. I reaffirm my counsel to protesters to steadfastly exercise their

02:47right to peaceful protest and reject any form of violence. Those engaging in looting and

02:52the destruction of public and private property must be isolated and prosecuted according to the

02:57law. By indulging in such acts, they undermine the legitimate protest and play into the hands

03:03of those who oppose their right to protest. President Sinhu must demonstrate true leadership

03:09by immediately addressing and implementing the demands of the Nigerian people.

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