Publisher, Omoyele Sowore, has been rushed to the hospital after he was allegedly shot at by armed policewoman in Abuja today May 31.

Omoyele and a group of other Nigerians were staging a protest to demand an end to insecurity in the country.

Sowore was shot close to his hip by a gun-wielding policewoman drafted to the Unity Fountain to disperse the protesters.

Watch a video of him speaking after the attack below

Omoyele Sowore rushed to the hospital after he was shot at by the police during a protest in Abuja#EndNigeria #EndNigeriaNow #EndNigeriaNowToSaveLives pic.twitter.com/tgXCAMVbKh

— CorrectBN (@correctbn) May 31, 2021