Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has handed over his security aide who killed a vendor to the Department of State Services.
The security aide, Abdullahi Hassan, shot and killed the vendor, Ifeanyi Okereke, when some vendors were greeting the Speaker, who was in his convoy, at the Federal Secretariat, in Abuja, on Thursday.
It was gathered that Gbajabiamila had given out cash gift to the vendors when the security aide shot Okereke in the head.
The Speaker, in a statement on Friday, said he suspended the security aide before handing him over to the DSS.
The statement read, ”The unfortunate death of Mr. Ifeanyi Okereke at the hands of one of my security aides has left me deeply shaken.
“Mr. Okereke was a citizen going about his business, trying to make a living for himself and his family. There is no reason for his life to have ended the way it did.
“This morning, I have handed over the security operative, Abdullahi M. Hassan, to the Department of State Security (DSS) for investigation and appropriate administrative and judicial action. In the interim, he has been suspended from the convoy.
“I expect, and I will see to it that the family of Mr Ifeanyi Okereke receives the full measure of justice so that their bereavement is not compounded by any actions that can cause them further pain and suffering.
“I have expressed my personal condolence to his family and have arranged to meet with them when the parents of Mr. Okereke, who are already on their way, arrive in Abuja.
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