Presidential brigade soldier shoots motorcyclists, kills passenger

An officer of the Nigerian Army, Abubakar Idris, attached to the Presidential Guard Brigade on Monday reportedly shot at some motorcyclists in Abuja. The incident reportedly led to the death of a passenger.

The incident happened around 1am close to a bridge along Aguiyi Ironsi Way, Asokoro, where Idris and his colleagues were stationed for guard duty. Sources that spoke with Punch on the incident said the deceased was taken to the Asokoro District Hospital, Abuja, for an autopsy.

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One of the sources said, “It was a sad incident. The Army Brigade officers were on duty last night (Sunday/Monday) when Idris sighted some motorcyclists approaching them close to the bridge. “Officer Idris was trying to stop one of the bike men, who was carrying a passenger, but in the process he opened fire on them, killing the passenger immediately, while the bike man and other motorcyclists fled.”

Another source claimed that the military men at the checkpoint fled the scene, abandoning the corpse until the arrival of the police. He said, “Not long after it happened, the soldiers left the scene and abandoned the corpse. But police officers later got to the scene around 3 am. The corpse was taken to the Asokoro District Hospital for an autopsy.”

The spokesperson for the brigade, Abakpa Godfrey, said he was not aware of the incident. Abakpa said, “I can’t comment on that for now. I was actually on a pass and I just got back to Abuja, so I am not aware of it.”