Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Gani Adams has condemned the shooting of the Publisher of Sahara Reporters and human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore, by the police.
Sowore was shot by gun-wielding policemen during a protest at the Unity Fountain in Abuja.
Adams, in a statement by his Special Assistant on Media, Kehinde Aderemi, flayed the police for disrupting peaceful protests and opening fire on unarmed protesters.
He said: “Nigeria is in a tailspin. How can you explain the attack on peaceful protesters in a country that prides itself as being democratic. The attack was a show of shame.
“It is a reflection of the Federal Government’s intolerance to opposition. It is only in Nigeria that the government feels uncomfortable with opposing voices.In developed climes, democracy is about being tolerant with opposition”
Adams charged the police authorites to investigate the circumstances surrounding the shooting, adding that the culprit must be brought to book.
He urged the Federal Government to concentrate on finding solution to the security challenges in the country, maintaining that any attempt to eliminate Sowore would be resisted by well-meaning Nigerians.
