Omo, Naija, e don happen again for Minneapolis! Federal agents don shoot man wey no fit believe wetin happen for floor. Dem say na Alex Pretti, 37 years old nurse, wey just dey try video di agents as dem dey do their work on Saturday. Dis na second person wey dem don shoot for dis month, no be small matter.
As dem don identify di guy, di Department of Homeland Security talk say dem fire shot for self-defense as Pretti refuse to drop im hand wey dem say na gun. But plenty people, including im family, say na lie! Dem claim say di guy carry phone for hand, not gun. Dis one don make people vex well well, as dem dey call for accountability from di goment.
According to wetin dem talk, di shooting happen for Saturday morning for Nicollet Avenue wey dey for south Minneapolis around 9:05 local time. Di Border Patrol commander, Greg Bovino, come talk say dem dey on top targeted operation when Pretti waka come near dem with wetin dem call 9mm semi-automatic gun. But plenty videos wey don show wetin happen before, show say instead of gun, na phone Pretti dey hold. Dem see am dey film di agents for road, e dey try capture di ‘illegal’ actions of di boys dem.
As di video dey roll, e show people dey shout and whistle, and agents dey rough handle some women. Pretti come stand in between. Na here wahala start, as agent spray pepper spray for im face, and dem tackle am for ground with like six men on top im. Na so dem fire di shots, ten times according to di audio record wey dey, and di matter don scatter di whole place.
DHS come post di picture of gun dem sey na Pretti own, but no evidence show say he don brandish di gun. Di police chief for Minneapolis, Brian O'Hara, talk say di guy get proper license to carry gun, but dis one don add another layer of confusion. Wetin really happen for dia? Di argument don dey rage as people dey demand for clarity and transparency.
Even di Homeland Security Secretary, Kristi Noem, don talk sey dem go defend dem agents as dem dey respond to di situation, claiming sey di crowd dey pose threat. Minnesota governor, Tim Walz, how far wit dem should dey collect videos as evidence, because “nonsense wey DHS dey talk no get head or tail.” Di family of Alex dey push for di truth, saying, “We no fit take dis lies anymore.” Dem say Pretti na good man wey just wan make difference but now him no dey again.
Wetin we go take from dis story? Di matter dey show sey di tension between federal agents and locals dey high, and as di candle dey burn, protest dey phat as people dey ask for dem wey dey call di shots to come down, make dem no dey destroy lives anymore. How long we go dey see dis kind matter for our obodo? Time go tell as di issue dey unfold. Make we dey follow am for ground and keep our ear to di ground.
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