Though the incident that led to the shooting is still unclear at the moment, there are however claims of hoodlums who hijacked the protest attacking a soldier.

There was chaos in Auchi community of Edo state on Monday, October 19 as the #EndSARS protest turned bloody after soldiers opened fire on unarmed  protesters currently protesting against police brutality in the nation.

It was also alleged that the assaulted soldier mobilized his colleagues to the scene of the incident and this allegedly led to the shooting.

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