A yet-to-be-identified teenage protester has been killed after police shot at protesters in Kubwa in order to disperse them.
A video showed that the young boy was observing the ongoing hunger protest around a Zenith Bank in Kubwa, an area of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
The incident, captured in a short video, showed the victim lying in a pool of blood while he was surrounded by some protesters and sympathizers.
Eyewitnesses captured in the video narrated how police officers, deployed to maintain order and security during the protests in the area, opened fire on protesters to disperse them, similar to what happened at the MKO Abiola Stadium earlier in the day.
Information gathered from the eyewitnesses further noted that the victim, who lay lifeless, was only passing by; observing the protests which have now been marred by police k!llings across the country and violence by mob, according to police reports.
It is not clear when the incident occurred, as the protest entered Day 3 on Saturday nationwide, with the populace demanding economic and political reform as well as an end to hunger, bad governance, and high cost of living.
The FCT Police Command was contacted for more details, but the spokesperson of the Command, Josephine Adeh, asked for more time to verify the circumstances surrounding the incident.
Another young boy was equally hit by a stray bullet in Agbor, Delta State. He was rushed to the hospital and is currently battling for his life.
The Nigerian military, on Friday, warned it would step in should the protest, which has been planned for 10 days, snowball into an overwhelming situation for the police.