Six Protesters Shot Dead, Scores Injured In Niger State
LAGOS AUGUST 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-At least six people have been reportedly killed while some sustained injuries in the ongoing protest in Suleja, Niger State.
The victims were said to have been killed while security operatives were struggling to dislodge a group of protesters who mounted barricade on a section of Abuja-Kaduna highway.
Daily Trust had reported how passengers and motorists were trapped on the road for hours.
Some policemen who were around the barricade could not control the youths who outnumbered them.
However, a reinforcement team was sent to the scene where pandemonium occurred.
Among those killed was said to be Yahaya Nda Isah, a resident of Hassan Dalatu Road, Suleja, who was hit by a stray bullet.
The bullet reportedly hit Isa on his bike in front of the Suleja Police ‘A’ division where protesters had assembled.
A nephew of the deceased told Daily Trust that his uncle was on his bike when the bullet fired to disperse the protesters hit him on his chest and he died on the spot.
Daily Trust
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