Police debunk teargas attack on October 1 protesters in Abuja

Adeh was reacting to reports that policemen attacked protesters at Utako Market in Abuja earlier Tuesday during the protest.

By Saidu Idris

365Daily – The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has described the reported teargas attack on October 1 protesters in Utako Market, Abuja, by its personnel as false.

Some Nigerians had converged in the Utako area to protest economic hardship and worsening conditions of living in the country.

In a press statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer, FCT police command, SP Josephine Adeh in Abuja on Tuesday, the police said it “only took proactive measures to prevent looting.”

Adeh was reacting to reports that policemen attacked protesters at Utako Market in Abuja earlier Tuesday during the protest.

Describing the reported attack as misleading, she explained, “Acting on intelligence, the operatives only took measures to forestall some miscreants who were taking advantage of the protest to loot shops in the market and as a result, extended focus to them.
“As a responsible agency, we could not stand by and allow traders to be robbed of their hard-earned money and belongings without intervening.”
The spokesman urged Nigerians to disregard “such misleading and mischievous information,” adding that the command was committed to ensuring the safety of the populace in the exercise of their civil rights.
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