“A random guy from the crowd held me, took a bullet and lost his life” – Woman recounts alleged terrifying EndSARS expertise

A girl has recounted how a person from the group allegedly shielded her from gunfire and misplaced his life in the course of the 2020 EndSARS protest.

In a video circulating on-line, the girl alleged that an ex-military man had instructed protesters to convey out Nigerian and armed forces flags, sit down and sing the nationwide anthem.

She claimed that whereas they have been following the directions, gunshots immediately rang out and folks started working, with a number of falling as they tried to flee.

The girl, who mentioned she was nonetheless holding a microphone on stage on the time, recalled being singled out by troopers because the capturing continued.

According to her, a person who had been sitting among the many protesters immediately received up, grabbed her and shielded her from the bullets.

She mentioned the stranger took the bullets meant for her and misplaced his life within the course of.

The girl described the incident as a terrifying expertise, saying she was so overwhelmed that she couldn’t course of what was taking place round her.

She additionally recalled that some protesters urged others to not run, believing they may confront the troopers as soon as their ammunition ran out, at the same time as gunfire continued.

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