The Federal Capital Territory Police Command stated it has arrested a Correctional Service officer, recognized as Usman Magaji, for the taking pictures of 1 Ibrahim Yahaya on Tuesday at Wuse Market in Abuja, leading to an outrage that noticed an offended crowd of outlets set hearth to the market. .
The FCT Police Public Relations Officer, Josephine Adeh, made the assertion on Tuesday.
PUNCH On-line earlier reported that a part of the favored market after an offended mob and aggrieved merchants set the market on hearth, after the sufferer tried to flee, following a conviction by a cell court docket, whereas sitting within the Wuse market.
Indignant merchants set Abuja market on hearth
The FCT-Emergency Administration Authority had additionally confirmed that ten retailers available in the market had been destroyed by the hearth, however famous that the reason for the hearth was “but to be decided”.
In its assertion, the FCT Police PPRO stated preliminary investigations revealed that the sufferer was apprehended by a activity drive of the Abuja Environmental Safety Board and introduced earlier than a cell court docket, which met each Tuesday.
Though police didn’t disclose his offense, Yahaya was convicted and brought to jail when he tried to flee and was shot by the correctional officer.
“The FCT Police Command has arrested the correctional officer named CA2 Usman Ishaya Magaji 'M', the officer who shot the sufferer Ibrahim Yahaya of Gishiri Mabushi village. The suspect is at present in custody on the police station as investigations are ongoing.
“Preliminary investigations revealed that Ibrahim Yahaya, '27 years', was apprehended by operatives of the Abuja Environmental Safety Board (AEPB) Job Pressure and introduced earlier than a cell court docket that sits each Tuesday at Wuse Market, and that he was convicted. The suspect was being taken to jail together with others when he reportedly jumped out of the automobile and chased it in an try to flee. Two armed corrections officers who have been within the automobile chased him down and shot him. The stated Ibrahim Yahaya was instantly rushed to a close-by hospital the place medical doctors on the spot confirmed that he was lifeless.
“The event led to some offended mobs who witnessed the state of affairs torching eight automobiles and 10 retailers within the space. Your complete hearth state of affairs precipitated commotion amongst residents, however was introduced beneath management by the joint efforts of the Federal Hearth Brigade and different safety companies current,” the assertion stated.
In accordance with the assertion, the order has restored normalcy to the world, whereas the FCT Commissioner of Police, CP Benneth Igweh, charged residents to “go about their lawful enterprise peacefully and with out worry.”
