Abuja on Tuesday as some suspected drunk
Nigerian soldiers descended on unarmed civilians
inflicting all sort of injuries on them using horsewhip.
According to an eyewitness, the allegedly drunk
soldiers went on rampage, beating anyone in sight at
the popular market.
Their plan was to disperse roadside sellers but they
ended up beating everyone across their path.
The beating spree we learnt caused serious traffic
jam on Abuja-Keffi Road on Tuesday due to the high
number of people shopping for the Christmas
celebration.
"They (soldiers) beat anyone in sight. They did not
even care if you have a baby strapped to your back or
not. Is it an offence to make use of a pedestrian
bridge as a law abiding citizen? I went to the main
market to buy food items for my family with my
youngest daughter on my back. It was an ugly
scene." – said an eye witness
"They beat us to the extent that people started
falling on themselves. In the process of escaping
from their horsewhip, I fell down and hurt my hand. I
sustained an injury in the process. But the number of
crowd running for safety made me to quickly get up
and looked for an escape route. Here I am nursing my
injury for no fault of mine. "The soldiers did not even
give notice at all. They took everybody by surprise. -
said a student
This is gross injustice, why can't the Federal
Government deploy these jobless soldiers to Borno
state to battle Boko Haram.
Sent From David Aniemeka
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