Unknown gunmen dressed in military clothes, this morning, Friday September 20 stormed an uncompleted building at Legislator’s Quarters in Apo, Abuja killing eight people.
FCT Police spokeswoman, DSP Hyelhira Altine Daniel has confirmed the incident and said that investigation is on going.
The incident was said to have occurred around 3.00am in an uncompleted building owned by an army general that was occupied illegally by truck pushers, scavengers and water vendors known as 'mai ruwa.'
FCT Police spokeswoman, DSP Hyelhira Altine Daniel has confirmed the incident and said that investigation is on going.
The incident was said to have occurred around 3.00am in an uncompleted building owned by an army general that was occupied illegally by truck pushers, scavengers and water vendors known as 'mai ruwa.'
According to eyewitnesses "those people living inside the building have been told to vacate the building on the orders of the Army General who owned the house but they refused to leave, but it was unfortunate to see some men in army uniform come in the midnight and open fire on these innocent people .
An eyewitness also said "I personally counted eight dead bodies this morning with in the pool of their blood, I saw bullets every where in the building ".
Some identity cards of the alleged "soldiers" (gunmen) were said to be found at the scene.
Meanwhile the scene of the incident has been condoned off by the men of State Security Service (SSS), soldiers and police.
DSP Altine Daniel, the police public relations officer in Abuja, also confirmed the shooting but said there's no information about those responsible for the killings yet, stating that investigations has begun on the incident.
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