There are reports that Convener of the Revolution Now Movement ,Omoyele Sowore has been shot this morning.
According to an eye witness, Sowore was standing by the fence of the Unity Fountain which had earlier been taken over by Police officials ahead of a planned protests when his leg was hit.
It could not however be ascertained if what hit Sowore was a bullet or a canister.
As he was going down, yelling in pains, smoke was seen oozing out from the ground where he was standing.
Others at the protest ground fled the scene as some others made efforts to whisk the publisher of Sahara Reporters to a hospital for attention.
Details later…
