Protesters teargassed by police
A team of riot policemen, numbering over 200 on Tuesday, dispersed
over 100 protesters, led by the Executive Secretary of Anti-Corruption
Network and former member of the House of Representatives, Mr. Dino
Melaye.
They were protesting against what they described as “impunity in
Rivers State and abuse of office by the state Commissioner of Police,
Mr. Joseph Mbu.”
During the protest, tear gas canisters were fired indiscriminately even at journalists.
Some of the protesters slumped and fainted in the process.
The battle-ready policemen had earlier condoned off the Federal Secretariat area, Abuja, where the protest was billed to hold.
The ACN protesters, in their bid to hold the rally, decided to march
from the organisation’s office to the secretariat, but met an unyielding
police blockade. The security operatives fired tear gas canisters at
the demonstrators, which resulted in a stampede, with some sustaining
injuries.
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