BREAKING: SPEAKER GBAJABIAMILA REVEALS IDENTITY OF SECURITY AIDE WHO SHOT DEAD VENDOR IN ABUJA
The speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has revealed the identity of his security aide who killed a vendor at the Federal Secretariat in Abuja on Thursday, November 19.
The speaker identified the indicted officer as Abdullahi Hassan from the Department of State Services, DSS.
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According to Gbajabiamila, Hasan has been handed over to the relevant authorities for further investigation.
This is coming after Newspaper vendors in Abuja on Friday, November 20, staged a protest in reaction to the killing of one of its member by a Security Aide in the convoy of House Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila.
Eons Intelligence earlier reported that a security aide attached to the Speaker shot one of the newspaper vendors in the FCT identified as Ifeanyi Okereke.
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The incident was said to have occurred at the Federal Secretariat, Abuja, around 3 pm on Thursday.
The victim died shortly after he was rushed to the National Hospital by his brother and some police officers.
In a statement released on Friday, Gbajabiamila promised to secure justice for the family of the deceased.
Below is a statement released by Femi Gbajabiamila:
The unfortunate death of Mr. Ifeanyi Okereke at the hands of one of my security aides has left me deeply shaken.
Mr. Okereke was a citizen going about his business, trying to make a living for himself and his family. There is no reason for his life to have ended the way it did.
This morning. I have handed over the security operative, Abdullahi M. Hassan, to the Department of State Security (DSS) for investigation and appropriate administrative and judicial action. In the interim, he has been suspended from the convoy.
I expect, and I will see to it that the family of Mr Ifeanyi Okereke receives the full measure of justice so that their bereavement is not compounded by any actions that can cause them further pain and suffering.
I have expressed my personal condolence to his family and have arranged to meet with them when the parents of Mr. Okereke, who are already on their way, arrive in Abuja.
Additionally, I have committed to them that I will support his wife and the immediate family he has left behind.
I commiserate with the family of Mr. Ifeanyi Okereke and ask all Nigerians to join me at this time to pray for the peaceful repose of his soul.
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