By Sarah NEGEDU
The FCT Police Command has announced the arrest of the Correctional Officer said to have been responsible for the civil unrest reported at Wuse market earlier today.
The officer, Usman Ishaya Magaji allegedly shot the victim, one Ibrahim Yahaya of Gishiri Village, MABUCHI, leading to his death.
Police spokesperson, Josephine Adeh, who confirmed this in a late Tuesday night, said the suspect is in police custody as Investigation is ongoing.
Meanwhile, preliminary investigation by the command had revealed that 27 years old Ibrahim Yahaya was apprehended by operatives of the Abuja Environmental Protection Board, AEPB, Task Force and was taken before a mobile court which sits every Tuesday in Wuse Market, and he was convicted.
“The suspect alongside others were being conveyed to the prison, when he reportedly jumped from the vehicle and took to his heels in an attempt to escape. Two armed corrections personnel who were in the vehicle went after him and in the process, shot him. The said Ibrahim Yahaya was immediately rushed to a nearby hospital where doctors on ground confirmed him dead.
“The development led some irate mobs who witnessed the situation set ablaze eight (8) vehicles and ten (10) shops in the environ. The whole fire situation erupted uproar from residents but was brought under control by combined effort of Federal fire service and other security agencies present.”
The Commissioner of Police, CP Benneth Igweh, was said to had led a team of police operatives to the scene to assess and restore order to the market and its environs.
“While normalcy has since been restored, and investigation still ongoing, the Commissioner of Police FCT, CP Benneth Igweh, enjoins residents to peacefully go about their lawful businesses without fear. He also enjoins residents to report suspicious activities through the following emergency lines: 08032003913, 08061581938, 07057337653, and 08028940883; PCB: 09022222352.”
