A Senior Police officer, the Deputy commissioner of Police Umar has been confirmed dead after he was shot by members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria in their clash earlier today.
DCP Umar who was in charge of Operations at the Federal Capital Territory Police Command was reportedly gunned down as he tried calm down the rampaging Shi’ite members who had disrupted commercial activities and vehicular movement during their protest at the Federal Secretariat, Abuja, today.
He was taken to a hospital where he finally succumbed to his wounds. As reported earlier, several other people were also shot including a Channels TV reporter whose condition has not been ascertained at the moment. Cars and offices were also set ablaze.
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A police Inspector said,
“The DCP was a very good man. We were at the mosque last Friday when he saw one man looking so haggard. The man told him how he had not been paid for over 14 months because he was unable to complete his IPPIS (Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information.)
“On hearing that the man was an Inspector, DCP Umar hugged him and immediately made calls to the officers in charge of the platform and the budget office. Today, the Inspector has been directed to come to the IPPIS office for enrollment on the platform. His death is so shocking.”
