Some officers of the Nigeria police force and their sister agencies, yesterday, almost ruined the celebration of the coronation ceremony of Oba Ewuare 11.
It was gathered that while the spirit of celebration was ignited, youths across the metropolis took to the street to rejoice and celebrate the crowning of a new king. The youths were dancing and singing as the Oba proceeds to Urhokpota hall.
The clash which was kept from the press in order to avoid publicity was captured in a picture taken by one Omoregie Osakpolor, who was live at the ceremony.
The youths were captured stoning police and other security personnel after a police officer fired a tear gas to control the crowd. This simple act of overzealousness on the part of the security operatives could have had huge negative impact on the ceremony.
See photo of the clash below:
Meanwhile, some active Facebook users who saw the picture reacted thus:
Glory Harmony Edionwe: Ninja police dem nor dey use them brain?tear gas for dis type of crowed, mood nd ceremony, nawaoo
Eric Emiflexer: Lol I love mi people…
Ose-songz Ab: Police are so stupid mehn. People for try burst one brain make dem wise. What has tear gas gat to do with this kind of happy moment? Rubbish
Omoregie Osakpolor: They almost ruined the celebration yesterday…. But they were awesome throughout the coronation period…They were polite and disciplined…… I guess that was just a mistake….
Ose-songz Ab: That’s good to know cos I don’t see y tear gas should be used if there wasn’t a delinquency
