By Kayode Sanni-Arewa
An immigration officer mistakenly shot himself in the foot three times while barricading protesters in the Bulunkutu area of Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, on Thursday.
The gunshots provoked the protesters, who feared one of their own had been hit. However, they calmed down upon learning the truth.
LEADERSHIP reported on Friday that a joint patrol team, including police, military, immigration, Department of State Services, and Civil Defence, had barricaded the Bulumkutu railway junction to prevent #EndBadGovernance protesters from reaching Maiduguri’s city centre.
The self-wounded officer, part of the security team deployed to disperse the crowd in Maiduguri, was rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment. His condition remains unknown.
The protesters were demonstrating against the government’s handling of the ongoing insurgency in the region and other national issues.