There was pandemonium and sporadic gunshots on Thursday afternoon in Dei-Dei, a suburb of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), as gunmen...
There was pandemonium and sporadic gunshots on Thursday afternoon in Dei-Dei, a suburb of the Federal Capital Territory , as gunmen said to be police officers fired shots to disperse the FCT Mobile Court sitting in the area to try violators of the COVID-19 safety protocols.
According to an eyewitness, trouble started when personnel of the FCT Ministerial Joint Enforcement Task-team on COVID-19 Restrictions arrested a policeman who gave his name as Agada Gabriel for the dual offences of not wearing a facemask in public and overloading his vehicle, a Gulf car with passengers.
However, the two were subsequently charged for overloading and non-use of face masks and sentenced accordingly, but, they were said to have refused to pay their fines or engage in community service as directed by the Court.According to eyewitnesses, the duo were said to have mobilized gunmen from the Mobile Police Barracks in Dei-Dei who stormed the court, shooting sporadically.
When contacted, Chairman of the Task-team, Ikharo Attah said he had been adequately briefed about the development and expressed confidence in the ability of the FCT Commissioner of Police, Bala Ciroma to apprehend the erring personnel and mete out appropriate sanctions.
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