Omoyele Sowore is currently hospitalised and receiving medical treatment after collapsing during a Democracy Day protest in Abuja. The incident occurred when security forces fired teargas canisters at close range to disperse demonstrators rallying against economic hardship and insecurity.
Key Details of the Incident
- The Cause: Police operatives deployed heavy canisters of teargas and fired shots into the air near Unity Fountain and Eagle Square.
- The Collapse: Sowore inhaled what he described as a “strange gas”, leaving him struggling to breathe before losing consciousness.
- Evacuation: Fellow demonstrators quickly assisted him, carried him out of the thick fumes, and rushed him to an undisclosed hospital.