A 20-year old sales girl who was identified as Lucy, was said to have been shot dead from the bullet fired by a PoliceMan during an attempt to enforce demolition order by the Abuja Metropolitan Management Council in Apo area of Abuja.

Three other people were said to have sustained gunshot injuries from the shots fired into the photography shop where the girl and her colleagues work.

The quanta started when the residents of the area resisted the officials of Development Control Department who came with policemen, saying that they had no rights to demolish their buildings.

The residents insisted that the case was still in court and that their leaders had advised them to continue to live in the area pending the determination of the suit.

The regular Naija police goes "Move or I SHOOT"....and they shot indiscriminately to control the residents, bullets penetrated into one of the shops and Lucy was hit in the chest.

She was rushed to Garki Hospital, but she was confirmed dead on arrival. Her body has been deposited in the mortuary. Meanwhile, the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Mr. Wilson Inalegwu, met the House of Representatives representing

AMAC/Bwari constituency of the FCT, Zephaniah Jisalo, at the hospital when he visited. Inalegwu, who was in tears, assured the lawmaker that the case would be investigated. “We are not sure what took our men there or what led to the shooting, it’s still a matter for investigation,” he said. Emeka Ani, owner of the photo shop, where the deceased worked, said that his sales boy also sustained gunshot injuries during the incident. He said, “From morning, the police surrounded our area. They said they came for demolition. All of a sudden, they started shooting sporadically. They shot into my shop and killed my sales girl. My boy also sustained injuries. Lucy has been with me for about one month. Her sister brought her for me from Cross River.” The National Coordinator, Greater Gbyagi Initiative, Mr. Gimba Baiza, described the incident as wicked.

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