A security aide to the Speaker, House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, allegedly killed a newspaper vendor after shooting him in the head, on Thursday.
The incident occurred at the Federal Secretariat, Abuja, in the afternoon.
It was gathered that the victim, identified as Ifeanyi Okereke, was rushed to the National Hospital by his brother and some police officers, where he reportedly died.
Eye witnesses disclosed that the shooting happened when Okereke and other street vendors selling on the Shehu Shagari Way, Three Arms Zone, flocked around the convoy of the Speaker, who was said to be in the habit of giving out money anytime he passed them.
The Chairman of the Newspapers Vendors Association in FCT, Etim Eteng, explained that Okereke’s wife gave birth to a baby on Thursday morning.
“What I learnt was that the Speaker called to give them (vendors) money and the security aide just shot him in the head. He was rushed to the National Hospital where he died some hours later,” Eteng said.
It was learnt that the security aide could not explain why he shot the deceased when confronted by Gbajabiamila.
A vendor, Abdullahi Seidu, who was at the venue of the incident, 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 (Okereke) in the head and he fell down. The officer who fired the gun said he wanted to fire in the air.”
Spokesman of the National Hospital spokesman, Dr Tayo Haastrup, confirmed that Okereke died of gunshot injuries.
“He died of gunshot injuries and would be moved from the Trauma Centre to the mortuary shortly,” he said.
Gbajabiamila could not be reached for comments on the incident.
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