The police said on Saturday that a policeman who was reported murdered on the first day of the #EndBadGovernance nationwide protests has “miraculously survived”.
“Nine (9) police officers sustained various degrees of injuries during attacks by protesters.
“One of them who initially was reported dead, miraculously survived but remains in critical condition,” Force spokesman Muyiwa Adejobi said in a statement on Saturday.
Adejobi also said a total of 618 suspects have been arrested so far for various violent crimes during the protests. The suspects were arrested in Abuja, Gombe, Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Nasarawa, and Sokoto.
At a briefing on Thursday, the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, had said a policeman was murdered while on duty during the #EndBadGovernance nationwide protests.
