The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has denied attacking the October 1 protesters in Abuja, saying it “only took proactive measures to prevent looting”.
According to a statement by the police public relations officer of the FCT police command, SP Josephine Adeh has claimed that social media videos misrepresent the situation.
“The command wishes to categorically debunk the narrative, tagging it completely false and misleading.
“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,” he said.
SP Adeh added the Police’s responsibility of safeguarding lives and property is of uttermost importance and his men could not watch criminal elements attack protesters.