A Nigerian Army officer identified as Abubakar Idris, attached to the Presidential Guard Brigade, on Monday, opened fire on some motorcyclists in Abuja, killing a passenger.
The incident happened around 1 am on Monday, January 2, close to a bridge along Aguiyi Ironsi Way, Asokoro, where Idris and his colleagues were stationed for guard duty.
A Source said the Army Brigade officers were on duty last night (Sunday/Monday) when Idris sighted some motorcyclists approaching them close to the bridge.
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He was trying to stop one of the bike men carrying a passenger, but in the process he opened fire on them, killing the passenger on the spot.
Another source revealed that the soldiers fled the scene, abandoning the corpse until the arrival of the police around 3 am.
The deceased was taken to the Asokoro District Hospital, Abuja, for an autopsy.
The spokesperson for the brigade, Abakpa Godfrey, said he was not aware of the incident.
Abakpa said,
“I can’t comment on that for now. I was actually on a pass and I just got back to Abuja, so I am not aware of it.”
