A security aide to the Speaker, House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has allegedly shot a newspapers vendor in the head.

The incident, which occurred at the Federal Secretariat, Abuja, around 3 pm on Thursday, caused panic in the area.

The victim identified as Ifeanyi Okereke was subsequently rushed to the National Hospital by his brother and some police officers, where he reportedly died.

Our correspondent learnt that the shooting incident happened when Okereke and other street vendors selling on the Shehu Shagari Way, Three Arms Zone, flocked around the convoy of the speaker who was said to be in the habit of giving out money anytime he passed them.

The Chairman of the Newspapers Vendors Association in FCT, Etim Eteng, told The PUNCH that Okereke died at the National Hospital shortly after the incident, adding that his wife gave birth to a baby on Thursday morning.

“The speaker called to give vendors money and the security aide just shot him (Okereke) in the head. He was rushed to the National Hospital where he died some hours later,” he said on the telephone.

A vendor, Abdullahi Seidu, said the unidentified trigger-happy security aide could not explain why he shot the deceased when confronted by Gbajabiamila.

Seidu said, “The vendors and other hawkers usually run after VIPs and lawmakers whenever they see them. In fact, they can identify the big men by their vehicles. So, the vendors flocked around the speaker’s convoy and he gave them some money but a gunshot just went off.

“The bullet hit Ifeanyi in the head and he fell down. The officer who fired the gun said he wanted to fire in the air.”



The National Hospital spokesman, Dr Tayo Haastrup, confirmed that Okereke died of gunshot injuries.



“He died of gunshot injuries and would be moved from the Trauma Centre to the mortuary shortly,” he said.

The speaker could not be reached for comments on the incident.

Repeated calls made to his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Lanre Lasisi, rang out.

He had yet to reply an SMS seeking his principal’s reaction as of press time on Thursday.

The Federal Capital Territory police spokesperson, ASP Mariam Yusuf, could not confirm whether the incident was reported to the police.

https://punchng.com/gbajabiamilas-security-aide-allegedly-shoots-newspapers-vendor/

The average Nigerian life has become meaningless; BMC zombies will deny this. Only politicians lives matter in this country.

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Killer speaker

Evil people.

Next Endsars will be EndPoliticiansLives and that of their children too

Am so pained....



Mad government

If that man is not arrested and charged then I have nothing to say about the speaker.

Most security forces are created and trained to protect the rotten system, not the people.. They are trained anti-people with animalistic torture disguise as training such a way that their consciences and human empathy for the people are totally eradicated.

The most risky adventure nowadays is to live in Nigeria

Nigerians joined the Black Lives matter movement for an incident that took place in the USA. Series of events happen under our nose and it is normal. There was a country

Ttalk:
The most risky adventure nowadays is to live in Nigeria

What a life! A nation where peoples life is worthless

They wanted to kill, and they killed an Igbo man?

Them no see fellow Yoruba like Gbaja to kill?

Possibly the officer who fired the shot is an aboki. Did he not see his fellow aboki to kill?

Pardon my manners, I know every life matter.

But why must the trigger happy policeman kill an Igbo man?

How many trigger happy Igbo police officer has killed an aboki?

FAKE NEWS———HELINUES

Overzealous security aid. Now he'll serve time while the boss he's trying hard to please will enjoy his wealth in peace.

This is serious.
Different news everyday.
I do hope the law would be allowed to take its full course.

Kweensavvy:
Overzealous security aid. Now he'll serve time while the boss he's trying hard to please will enjoy his wealth in peace.

Serve time?... Ahahah


I guess you are not a Nigerian





Mad government