Omoyele Sowore Collapses Under Teargas at Abuja Democracy Day Rally

Omoyele Sowore, activist and former presidential candidate, collapsed at Unity Fountain during today’s Democracy Day “Take It Back” protest in Abuja. Security operatives fired teargas canisters and shots into the air to disperse demonstrators. Eyewitness accounts differ on whether Sowore was struck by a canister or merely overcome by the fumes. Medical teams on site treated him and other protesters affected by the teargas attack.

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