Security operatives of the Kebbi State Police Command have allegedly shot dead a businessman during the hunger protests in the state.
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports that protesters across the country came out amass to call on President Bola Tinubu to reverse certain policies believed to be behind the economic hardship.
TNG gathered that in a bid to disperse protesters near Yauri Rive, a policeman shot sporadically, killing a businessman in his shop in Yauri Local Government Area of the state after a stray bullet hit him.
Narrating the incident, an eyewitness, Malam Umar Bako Yelwa, said marine police fired bullets to disperse the protesters who became violent, blocking the federal highway in Yauri town.
He added that a stray bullet hit and killed the innocent plastic seller in his shop.
Another eyewitness, however, said “the police were shooting indiscriminately despite the peaceful procession by the protesters thereby killing an innocent man.”
The Kebbi State Police Command has not reacted to the development.
Despite the shooting and killing, protesters in other parts of the state were seen chanting “end bad governance”, “bring back fuel subsidy” among others.