Claim: Last Tuesday, the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, during a press briefing, stated that the police, military, and other agencies managing the #EndBadGovernance protest did not use live ammunition. All that we have used is teargas and nothing more.”Findings:The #EndBadGovernance protest began nationwide last Thursday, with many Nigerians demonstrating against prevailing economic hardship. It noted that a man, Abdulkadir Labaran, was killed by security operatives at Kofar Nassarawa, Kano. A professor of Criminology & Crime Control/Security Studies at the Adekunle Ajasin University, Sigismund Akinbulumo, said while it was unprofessional for the IG to admit that security operatives fired live ammunition, the use of tear gas depicted police brutality. He said, “In Nigeria, the phrase ‘stray bullet’ is used to cover the exuberance of security operatives.

Source: Punch August 10, 2024 00:54 UTC