Men of the State Security Services, on Friday
evening, stormed the Emergency
Department of Asokoro General Hospital in
Abuja and quizzed the victims of the bloody
attack on an uncompleted building at the
Apo Legislative Quarters that left eight
people dead.
Although the SSS claimed that those killed
were members of the dreaded Boko Haram
sect, eyewitnesses and survivors had
denied the allegation.
Survivors alleged that the attack was
masterminded by the owner of the building
that was raided, who they said had strong
connections in government, adding that it
was done to force them out of the
premises.
But our correspondent who visited the
Hospital last night was informed that some
SSS operatives came on Friday evening
“wielding weapons in search of Boko
Haram suspects.”
A source in the hospital who spoke on the
condition of anonymity said the SSS
operatives arrived by 6:30 pm.
He said, “I saw the SSS operatives at about
6:30 pm in the evening. They went straight
to the Accident and Emergency Department
to obtain statements from the people who
were suspected to be Boko Haram
members. They came on a vehicle, about six
of them and went straight to the hospital.”
One of the victims also told SUNDAY PUNCH
that the operatives came with camera and
took the photograph of the ten victims who
are currently receiving treatment in the
Hospital.
“The SSS officials came with guns, other
dangerous weapons, took our
photographs, our names and other
important details. Their faces were
unfriendly and they neither laughed nor
smiled,” he stated.
Several calls and text messages to the Chief
Medical Director of Asokoro Hospital, Dr.
Ahmadu Abubakar, for his reaction were
not replied.
The victims of the attack, who are currently
receiving treatment in the hospital, are
Ibrahim Mohammed (Zamfara State 32);
Ibrahim Lawal (Zamfara, 25); Shamshudeen
Abubakar (Zamfara, 20); Sani Abdulrahman
(Katsina, 17); Yusuf Abubakar (Zamfara, 20)
and Yahaya Bello (Katsina, 20)
Others are Abubakar Auwal (Kano, 18);
Muritala Abubakar (Zamfara, 20); Ibrahim
Bala (Kano, 18) and Nuhu Ibrahim (Zamfara
State 20).
The SSS Deputy Director (Public Relations),
Marilyn Ogar, had on Friday claimed that the
victims were gunmen who engaged the SSS
operatives in a gun battle.
According to her, the security operatives
were attacked by the sympathisers of the
sect when they went to a building on Soji
Aderemi Close, off Bamanga Tukur Street,
Apo Quarters, to exhume weapons buried
in an uncompleted building by people
suspected to be members of the Islamic
sect.
She further stated that the attack was
sequel to information obtained from two
Boko Haram elements, Kamal Abdullahi and
Mohammed Adamu, who had earlier been
arrested for terrorist activities. She added
that the suspects led the security team to
two uncompleted buildings where arms
were purportedly buried.
Ogar declined further comments on Friday.
“I am busy now and I’m at a public place; I
can’t speak on anything, if I have any new
information, I will speak on it,” she said.
Some SSS operatives in six vehicles had
stormed two uncompleted buildings at Soji
Aderemi Close, Apo, where they shot dead
eight persons, injured 10 and arrested 12
others whom they described as Boko
Haram sect members.
Meanwhile, former Vice-President Atiku
Abubakar has said that only an
independent investigation by Nigeria’s
parliament, the judiciary or civil society will
unravel the facts behind the killings.
In a statement by his media office on
Saturday, Atiku said, “For me, this issue
borders on human rights, the rule of law
and the sanctity of human life. Our security
services should stick to their role under the
constitution: make the country safe.”.
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The same sss that said they've forgiven ombatse cult that slaughtered many of their members, now have arms to kill 8 people they suspect 2 b boko haram members. If they had handled d ombatse cult that time, may be they'd hav extinguished d lingering activities of d cult, but they chose 2 forgive. Na dem de form superman for here.
What is d name of this country again?
Sms...