Deceased’s last words: Please
don’t abandon my daughter…
Never in his wildest imagination
had Bright , a barber in Amuwo-
Odofin Local Government Area of
Lagos State, envisaged he was
going to be added to the endless
list of hapless Nigerians sent to
unprepared graves by trigger-
happy policemen.
The barber whose saloon also
served as his home, is a single
father whose dream had been
centred on training her two-
and- half years old daughter, to
the best school within his reach.
But he never lived to fulfil his
dream.
Bright, as gathered, had opened
his saloon cum home
penultimate Tuesday. As usual, he
reportedly bathed his baby
identified as Ebun, prepared her
food and kept her under his
watch when customers came in
to have their hair cut.
But, the unexpected happened at
about 10.30pm. According to eye
witnesses, a mobile policeman
attached to a company, poles
away from Janet Fagbemi street,
location of Bright’s shop,
stormed the shop and ordered
Bright to come out.
The deceased, Bright
The deceased, Bright
Eye witnesses told Crime Guard
that Bright, who was then
attending to a customer, left him
and came out, oblivious of the
purpose of the policeman’s
mission. “As he stepped out of
the shop, the Mopol shot him at
close range . He continued
shooting sporadically in the
process of which four other
persons including a pregnant
woman were hit by stray bullets.
From all indications, it was
obvious he was drunk.
“It all started after the policeman
who was on a short and T-shirt
abandoned his duty post and
accosted some men in a vehicle
on the adjourning street. He told
the men in the car to come down
for a search. But they hesitated,
requesting he identified himself
before they would obey.
“Perhaps, their response
infuriated him as he slapped one
of them twice. While they were
still trying to fathom what their
offence was, he slapped the
second man.
“Amidst frayed nerves, the men
demanded to ascertain the
identity of the man who
assaulted them. At that point, the
Mopol rushed to his duty post
and came back with his gun,
saying he would show them that
he was just posted from Jos,
Plateau,where people are killed
anyhow. At that point everyone
took to his heels before he went
to Bright’s shop.”
How bullet hit pregnant woman
“A pregnant woman known as
Ebere was in her house when
she heard the gun shots.
Suspecting robbers were
operating, she rushed out to lock
her gate , only for a stray bullet to
hit her on the hand. Another
victim, Nonso, was hit in the eye
while the third, Tayo,was hit in
the thigh”.
Bright’s last word
Crime Guard gathered that while
everyone fled, Bright was left in
the pool of his blood. On
realising the magnitude of his
deed, the Mobile policeman, later
identified as Corporal
Mohammed Abubakar, attached
to Mopol 17, Ondo State, took to
his heels.”
Even in the face of death Bright
was said to have kept calling his
daughter Ebun, pleading to
sympathizers to rush inside his
shop to ensure she was safe.
When it was obvious he could
not make it, he reportedly
touched one of the sympathiser
and said, “ please help me take
care of my daughter until any of
my relatives comes for her. He
was said to have repeated the
word twice. When he was
making attempt to repeat it the
third time to a neighbour he
recognized in the midst of the
crowd, he gave up the ghost.
“ He held my hand and appealed
passionately saying, ‘please don’t
abandon Ebun, no matter…’
before he breathed his last,”the
neighbour disclosed.
www.vanguardngr.com/2013/08/2-yr-old-barbers-daughter-killed-by-police-bullet/

Wit tears in myu eyes: wat did w do 2 dis trigger hapi drunken animals calld Nigerian Police?

So touching RIP sir. May your daughter never lack. As for the drunk f000l, nemesis and karma should deal with him.

May his soul rest in peace.

With tears in my eyes, I say rest in peace.

Sad!

Police men have offended me severally. But my revenge I shall take. Yes! My revenge I shall take.

So all we keep saying is "RIP, LORD BE WITH YOU"? this madness is becoming an everyday thingy. Just hope the police won't murder every body untimely in this country.

Reading the headline, i thought it was the Barder's daughter that was Killed.Ops please rephrease your headline.
RIP Baba Ebun.
AS for that useless Police man from the Boko Haram republic - People who dnt value lives, PEACE WILL DEPART FROM YOUR ENTIRE FAMILY.YOU WILL NEVER KNOW PEACE TILL YOU DIE.

Ok

Police force should be scraped

Report the man to the IG he will be fired and sent to prison.