Mob burns vehicles, shops in Wuse after correctional officers kill convict on way to prison

Following the report of civil unrest at Wuse Market today, 12/03/2024, at about 3:30 PM, the Commissioner of Police FCT Command, CP Benneth Igweh psc, mni, personally led a team of Police operatives to the scene, assessed the situation, 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. The suspect, alongside others, was 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 to set ablaze eight (8) vehicles and ten (10) shops in the environment. The whole fire situation erupted uproar from residents but was brought under control by combined effort of the Federal Fire Service and other security agencies present.

While normalcy has since been restored, and the investigation is ongoing, the Commissioner of Police FCT, CP Benneth Igweh psc, mni, 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.

SP Josephine Adeh,

Police Public Relations Officer,

For: The Commissioner of Police FCT Police Command.