Publisher of Sahara Reporters Omoyele Sowore has alleged he has been shot by the police during the #RevolutionNow protest on Monday in Abuja.
Mr Sowore in a tweet identified the officer who reportedly shot him as ACP Atine.
“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,” he wrote.
One of his lawyers Inibehe Effiong alleged the officer was female.
“Omoyele Sowore has just been shot by a female police officer at the Unity Fountain in Abuja. He is being taken to the hospital for treatment,” he wrote in a Facebook post.
“The officer fired a teargas cannister directly at his right thigh. Sowore was specifically targeted.
“The criminal officer is said to be CSP Atine. I watched Sowore being shot live on Facebook.
“This is what Nigeria has been turned into under Buhari. They’ve declared war on the Civic Space.
“The FCT Police Commissioner has fenced the Unity Fountain with iron and cables to prevent protests.”
He added, “This is a criminal offence under the Anti-Torture Act of 2017.”
