On Saturday, security operatives at the MKO Abiola National Stadium in Abuja forcibly removed protesters and journalists from the facility using gunshots.
The incident began when masked security operatives suspected to be personnel of the Department of State Services started shooting sporadically at protesters, who were reconvening after being initially dispersed by other security agents.
The sudden gunfire caused the protesters to flee into nearby bushes, with some security operatives giving chase. Meanwhile, the remaining masked operatives on the ground came for the journalists who were at a separate spot.
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As the operatives approached, journalists fled, scrambling into any available vehicle.
The situation escalated as the masked security operatives fired sporadically at the fleeing journalists.
During the chaos, bullets struck a Premium Times reporter’s car and pierced it at three different locations.
The affected journalists included those from The PUNCH, The Cable, Premium Times, and Peoples Gazette.
Additionally, a commuter vehicle’s glass was shattered by bullets.
