The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has asked Amnesty International to retract its report on the killing of #EndBadGovernance protesters.
a report titled: ‘Bloody August: Nigerian government’s violent crackdown on #EndBadGovernance protests’.In the report, the organisation said at least 24 protesters were killed during the August nationwide protests.The organisation added that Nigerian authorities perpetrated “acts of torture and other ill-treatment against protesters”.
“In Katsina State, Amnesty International alleged that one Shafiu Mukhtar of Filin Sanyi Kofar, Sauri, Katsina, aged 21, was shot dead by the police on 5th August, 2024,” Adejobi said.“This report has been fact-checked and found to be false. Reliable sources confirmed to the verification team that there was no report of any killing in the community on that day.
“In the process of firing a warning shot, one Ismail Mohammed was accidentally hit by a bullet and died on the way to the hospital.
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