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Gbajabiamila’s Security Aide Fatally Shot Newspapers Vendor Who Rushed To The Speakers Convoy To Take Money
A trigger-happy security aide to the Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila has fatally shot a newspapers vendor in the head.
An unidentified trigger-happy security aide to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has allegedly shot a newspapers vendor in the head.
The incident, which occurred at the Federal Secretariat, Abuja, around 3pm on Thursday, caused panic in the area.
The victim identified as Ifeanyi Okereke reportedly died after being rushed to the National Hospital by his brother and some police officers.
According to Punch, 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. The speaker, representing Surulere Constituency 1 at the Federal House of Representatives, was said to be in the habit of giving out money anytime he passed them.
Gbajabiamila’s security aide fatally shot newspapers vendor who rushed to the Speakers convoy to take money
The Chairman of the Newspapers Vendors Association in FCT, Etim Eteng, confirmed the incident in a telephone conversation with Punch. He also said the deseased’s 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,”
According to Abdullahi Seidu, vendor at the scene, 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.”
Source : Punch
