An Uber driver has been hospitalised following an attack by a gunman on Gimbiya Street, in the Garki area of the Federal Capital Territory.
She said, “Preliminary investigation by the police have it that on Monday, January 16, around 10pm, an altercation ensued between an Uber driver and another whose name is yet to be known over a parking space along Gimbiya Street, Garki.
“The altercation snowballed into physical violence which resulted in the armed man shooting the latter and taking to his heels. “Upon receipt of the information of the unfortunate incident, operatives from the Garki Police Division drafted to the scene rescued the injured Uber driver to the nearest hospital where he is currently recuperating.”
Adeh noted that the FCT Commissioner of Police, Sadiq Abubakar, had directed a discrete investigation and an aggressive manhunt for the suspect.All rights reserved. This material, and other digital content on this website, may not be reproduced, published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in whole or in part without prior express written permission from PUNCH.
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