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How I Was Attacked By SSS Officers — Activist Yemi Ademolekun Verified listing

  • Date of Occurrence
    November 12, 2019
  • State/Country
    Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria
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Yemi Adamolekun, a Nigerian activist, narrated to Premium Times Newspapers how she was attacked by officers of the State Security Service while taking part in a protest for the release of Yele Sowore.

Ms Adamolekun, director of Enough Is Enough Nigeria, said she was filming the beating of two journalists by SSS operatives when she was violently attacked and her phone smashed, leaving her effectively “phoneless”. The journalists were of The Guardian and Galaxy Television.

The activist said SSS operatives opened live rounds on the protesters, with bullets flying “above people’s heads.”

Details
  • State/Country
    Federal Capital Territory
  • Perpetrator
    DSS
  • Source
    https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/362491-how-i-was-attacked-by-sss-officers-activist.html
Location
  • Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria

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Region
  • North Central
Rights & Freedom Violated
  • Freedom of Association & Assembly
Gender of Victim(s)
  • Female
Mode of Attacks
  • Disruption and Criminalization of Protests
  • Unlawful Killings, Physical Attacks, Torture, Degrading Treatment

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