One person was killed and several police cars were vandalised during a violent protest in the Jabi area of Abuja. The protest started after a fight between two boys over a phone charger, resulting in one of them being stabbed. The police intervened and took the injured boy to the hospital, but he later died. Angry youths then vandalised police cars and demanded justice for their friend.
One person was killed yesterday, while several police cars were vandalised at the Jabi-Dakibiyu police post, following a violent protest in the Jabi area of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja . An eyewitness, who identified himself as Musa, said youths armed with sticks, stones, and other dangerous objects descended on police cars parked outside the station and destroyed them. He said two boys had been fighting each other over a phone charger. “One stabbed the other and left a big cut.
A police officer came and rescued the person that was stabbed and rushed him to hospital. The police later arrested the assailant. “But when some youths discovered that the boy in hospital had died, they returned to the police station and demanded for the person that stabbed their friend. They were informed that the boy had been transferred to Life Camp Police Division for proper investigation
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