Soldier attached to Presidential Guard Brigade opens fire on motorcyclists in Abuja, kill passenger

A trigger-happy Nigerian Army officer, Abubakar Idris, attached to the Presidential Guard Brigade, killed a passenger after opening fire on some motorcyclists in Abuja.

It was gathered that the incident happened on Monday around 1am close to a bridge along Aguiyi Ironsi Way, Asokoro, where Idris and his colleagues were stationed for guard duty.

According to a report by The PUNCH, sources privy to the incident disclosed that the deceased was taken to the Asokoro District Hospital, Abuja, for an autopsy.

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 revealed that the soldiers 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, when contacted 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.”