The Federal Capital Territory, (FCT) Police Command, on Monday, debunked a viral report that Ex-presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore was shot by a police officer at Unity Fountain, Abuja.
In a statement made available to the press by Spokesperson of the Command, ASP Mariam Yusuf, the report was ‘false and fake news.
She stated; “contrary to the speculation, Police Operatives professionally restored calm at the Unity Fountain following attempts by a group of protesters to incite a public disturbance.”
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“The protesters who went on the rampage were resisted by Police Operatives in order to prevent them from causing a breakdown of law and order. There is no record of such incident as at the time of this release.”
The command admonished residents to remain calm and law-abiding.
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