Nigerians on Twitter have questioned and lambasted the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), over claims by the opposition party that officers of the Nigerian Army shot and killed its member in Rivers state while the presidential and National Assembly elections were ongoing.

It would be recalled that President Muhammadu Buhari during the week said he had instructed Nigeria’s security and defence forces to be ruthless with anyone who decides to snatch ballot boxes during today’s presidential and National Assembly elections.

The PDP, in a tweet containing the picture of the alleged deceased man, via its official Twitter handle, @OfficialPDPNig, accused the Nigerian Army of shooting one Thywill Dabotubo of ward 10 in Abonema, in Akuku Toru Local Government Area of Rivers state.

The party claimed that the late Dabotubo was performing his civic duties when he was shot dead by the officers.

Reacting to the post on Twitter, Nigerians said the picture posted by the PDP does not indicate the deceased was shot as there was no sign of blood on him.

See the tweet by PDP:

Breaking news!
Mr. Thywill Dabotubo of ward 10 in Abonema, Rivers state, has been shot by officers of the @HQNigerianArmy. No ballot box snatching, just performing his civic duties. #NigeriaDecides2019 #NigeriaDecides pic.twitter.com/krBDNtbg7u

— Official PDP Nigeria (@OfficialPDPNig) February 23, 2019

See some of the reactions:

Okay, so he didnt commit any crime and was shot? Is he the only one in the polling unit? Was it a stray bullet? Abeggy who is fooling who

— Dipo Popoola (@DipoPopson) February 23, 2019

How can we confirm this please? Seems like a drunk to me from the bottles above his head

— Olawale Akinyokun (@swailey_g) February 23, 2019

@OfficialPDPNig is officially mad! As in, all of you!! You want to create chaos, God will not allow you guys.

— Hammed ‘Shola Lawal (@almedida) February 23, 2019

How true is this, are you sure, he wasn’t snatching the box

— Surchil Blake (@SurchilJones) February 23, 2019

Where is the blood? All I see is Chelsea dry gin…

— Ejyro47 (@EDjele) February 23, 2019

So he was just casting his vote and got shot just like that? Haba @OfficialPDPNig make una sorry for us na. This lie is too massive.

— JESUS (@4321dontfollow) February 23, 2019

Did they just point a gun at him and shot him?….pls tell us exactly what happened

— Omo (@kyleomo) February 23, 2019

I can’t see any blood on this guy, empty bottles all around. This guy look more like a drunk ? I

— kolade oyebola (@koladeoyebola) February 23, 2019

PDP has started with their fake news,someone with bottles of Chelsea gin at the top of his head there,no blood spillage.Nigerians be careful

— Adeyanju Leke (@AdeyanjuQuality) February 23, 2019

When one is shot there must be spill of blood, how come this looks different. Is that gun or whisky bottles over his head? The space looks something else rather than polling centre, what thrash of fake post!!

— Chika Hope (@chika_hope) February 23, 2019