By AZOMA CHIKWE and CHRISTOPHER OJI
Three gun-shot victims rushed to the Accident
and Emergency Ward of the Lagos University
Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Idi-Araba, on Monday
night are in stable condition, while the fourth
person died on arrival, Daily Sun learnt
yesteray.
The victims, three men and a pregnant woman,
were allegedly shot by one Corporal Mohammed
Abubakar from MOPOL 17, Akure, Ondo State at
Diamond Estate, Festac Town, following a
disagreement over an unconfirmed matter. It
was gathered that the four victims were
allegedly shot in a fast food joint by the
corporal who was suspected to be drunk at the
time of the incident.
Eyewitnesses said the disagreement and flaring-
up of tempers occurred that night at the fast
food joint where noodles is the main delicacy.
The angry corporal opened fire on the victims
and fled. The policeman who is not attached to
the Lagos Police Command, was said to be on
an unofficial visit to a company in Diamond
Estate.
Meanwhile, when our reporter visited LUTH, the
three surviving victims were being attended to
by doctors who assured that they will make it.
The consultants regretted the death of one of
the victims, blaming his demise on the site of
the bullet wound and the time of arrival of the
patients to the hospital.
A consultant, who spoke to Daily Sun on
condition of anonymity, disclosed that of the
three surviving patients, the two men will go for
surgery because of the nature of wounds they
sustained from the gunshot and also to retrieve
bullets and pellets from their bodies.
“The pregnant woman who appears to be a bit
more lucky, will not need surgery, she will
undergo intensive and general care and be
discharged. One of the men was shot in the
eye, ophatalmologists are working hard to
ensure the wound does not degenerate, he will
be operated soon.
“The second man was shot in the thigh, he will
also undergo surgery, apart from the damage
done on the site of the wound, there are
indications that bullet pellets lodged in the
muscles must be retrieved,” he said.
Confirming the incident, LUTH’s spokesperson,
Mrs Hope Nwawolo, said the three victims are
in stable condition and are responding to
treatment. “The hospital has drafted a team of
experts to ensure that they are well taken care
of medically”, she said.
The state Commissioner of Police (CP), Mr Umar
Manko, confirmed that a police corporal from
MOPOL 17, Akure, Ondo State was responsible
for the shooting. “The corporal is not from the
Lagos State Police Command. He is from MOPOL
17, Akure. He was attached to a company in
Festac Town, but I wonder what a mobile
policeman from Akure is doing in Lagos.
The CP said he has asked the Area Commander
for Festac area, Mr Dan Okoro, to contact his
Squadron Commander to explain what the
policeman from his unit was doing in that
company at that time. Manko disclosed the
force has declared manhunt for the corporal
who took to his heels after committing the
crime.
Another eyewitness said that the corporal went
to the fast food vendor to eat noddles when a
quarrel broke out between him and other
customers. The source said in the process, he
fired sporadically and took to his heels. “The
policeman would have been lynched by a mob,
but they were afraid to go after him as he was
fully armed,” the eyewitness said.



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They suppose kill the policeman immediately ni.......walai...Kwasiaa fuufuu.

Naija will police selfish interest, they are full of bad behavior.

bastards........... dem can sabi run wen dem don commit crime

calm down guys the police is your friend