Soldiers and officers of the SSS killed the
victims on September 20.
The Senate has ordered an investigation
into the killing of at least seven people by
Nigerian security agencies in Apo, Abuja, on
Friday, last week.
The Senate mandated its committees on
security, judiciary and human rights to
investigate the killings.
At least seven people were killed and about
a dozen injured when soldiers and officers
of the Department of State Security Service,
SSS, stormed an uncompleted building in
Apo area of Abuja.
While the SSS later claimed it was fired at by
suspected Boko Haram gunmen before a
gun battle ensued leading to the deaths, a
PREMIUM TIMES investigation showed that
the victims were unarmed homeless men
many of whom are petty traders and tricycle
riders; and who had been asked to leave the
house by the owner of the building.
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