Even before it conducted its 'investigation,' the police had categorically absolved its officials of any wrongdoing.
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Mr Adejobi said that arrests made during the protests “targeted individuals engaging in criminal acts such as treason, vandalism, robbery, arson, and looting.” According to him, the arrests were conducted lawfully, and those detained were treated within the ambit of the law.
In Borno, three people were killed in an IED attack. Amnesty International said it spoke to one of the deceased’s parents who narrated how his son, Amodu, alongside two others, were killed at a petrol station where they worked as fuel attendants. The police spokesperson’s claims are false. Our investigation showed that six people were killed — five of them were shot dead by the police on the first day of the 10-day protests at various points in Suleja LGA and Sabon Wuse, Tafa LGA. The sixth person, a scavenger, was killed on the fifth day of the protests.
He noted that the police respect citizens’ constitutional rights to peaceful assembly and freedom of expression. He, however, emphasised that the police are charged with the responsibility of maintaining law and order.
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