Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) on Tuesday allegedly fired gun shots and used pepper spray to disperse protesters who had gathered around the service headquarters to demand the release of Omoyele Sowore.
The protesters, who were carrying several placards, were rounding up their sit out when the incident occurred.
According to the Convener of the protest, Deji Adeyanju was addressing the media on the reason behind the protest when truck loads of operatives, some with masks, arrived the scene and chased them away.
On seeing some of the protesters who defied the disperse order, an operative pulled out his service pistol and shot several rounds into the air.
Shortly afterwards, another operative reportedly used pepper spray to force those who were seated to flee.
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