*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 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. Ebun, deceased’s daughter Where are the deceased’s relatives?
As at Thursday, Crime Guard was informed that
no one had come to be identified as the
deceased relative. A resident of the area revealed that “ Ebun was
only six months old when her mother
abandoned her. Nobody knows her mother’s
name nor where she is from. We only know the
deceased as Bright. We do not know his
surname. He told us he was from Benue State. He did everything within his might to make
Ebun happy since the mother left. He called her
his little princess and carried her wherever he
went. When Crime Guard visited Ebun’s new home
around the vicinity , she was seen carrying on
with life unaware of her father’s
whereabouts.But once in a while, her new
parents said, “she would start calling out to her
daddy . At that point, nobody can console her because she would be crying and at the same
time, going about the whole place like one
looking for what was lost. She has emaciated
over night,even though we try to persuade her
to eat what we all eat.” As you read this piece, the remains of Bright,
the single father who was determined to move
on with life irrespective of its unpalatable
experiences, lies at the Lagos State University
Teaching Hospital ,LUTH, Idi-Arara, morgue. Police on the trail of killer cop
As at Thursday, nothing had been heard about
the killer- cop who took off from the scene.
Police authorities, as gathared, were worried
about the weapon in his possession. In a bid to
ensure his arrest, the Lagos State Police Command had launched a manhunt for him. The State Police boss, Umar Manko, was
quoted as saying that if the fleeing cop did not
show up within 21 days, he would be declared a
‘Deserter’ and would no longer be seen as a
Policeman but a ‘rebel’. Police authorities have also called on members
of the public to help avail them with
information that could lead to the
apprehension of the fleeing killer cop ,with a
view to ensuring that justice was done.
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 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. Ebun, deceased’s daughter Where are the deceased’s relatives?
As at Thursday, Crime Guard was informed that
no one had come to be identified as the
deceased relative. A resident of the area revealed that “ Ebun was
only six months old when her mother
abandoned her. Nobody knows her mother’s
name nor where she is from. We only know the
deceased as Bright. We do not know his
surname. He told us he was from Benue State. He did everything within his might to make
Ebun happy since the mother left. He called her
his little princess and carried her wherever he
went. When Crime Guard visited Ebun’s new home
around the vicinity , she was seen carrying on
with life unaware of her father’s
whereabouts.But once in a while, her new
parents said, “she would start calling out to her
daddy . At that point, nobody can console her because she would be crying and at the same
time, going about the whole place like one
looking for what was lost. She has emaciated
over night,even though we try to persuade her
to eat what we all eat.” As you read this piece, the remains of Bright,
the single father who was determined to move
on with life irrespective of its unpalatable
experiences, lies at the Lagos State University
Teaching Hospital ,LUTH, Idi-Arara, morgue. Police on the trail of killer cop
As at Thursday, nothing had been heard about
the killer- cop who took off from the scene.
Police authorities, as gathared, were worried
about the weapon in his possession. In a bid to
ensure his arrest, the Lagos State Police Command had launched a manhunt for him. The State Police boss, Umar Manko, was
quoted as saying that if the fleeing cop did not
show up within 21 days, he would be declared a
‘Deserter’ and would no longer be seen as a
Policeman but a ‘rebel’. Police authorities have also called on members
of the public to help avail them with
information that could lead to the
apprehension of the fleeing killer cop ,with a
view to ensuring that justice was done.
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