The FCT Police Command has arrested a Correctional Officer, CA2 Usman Ishaya Magaji, for shooting dead one Ibrahim Yahaya of Gishiri Village, Mabushi, convicted by the mobile court of the Abuja Environmental Protection Board (AEPB) Task Force setting in Wuse Market, Abuja.
A press statement by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Josephine Adeh, Tuesday in Abuja, said the suspect was in police custody as investigation was ongoing.
According to the Spokesperson, “Following the report of a civil unrest at Wuse Market today, March 12, 2024 at about 3:30 PM, the Commissioner of Police in charge of the FCT Command, CP Benneth Igweh, personally led a team of police operatives to the scene, assessed and swiftly restored order.”
Preliminary investigation revealed that one Ibrahim Yahaya ‘27 years’ 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. 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 vehicles and ten 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.”
Adeh added that, “While normalcy has since been restored, and investigation still ongoing, 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.”
