When
Nonso Ozoemena, a 28-year-old man, arrived in Lagos, his plan was to
set up a business so that he would be able to support his widowed mother
and his seven siblings in Anambra State. Soon after, he was able to
open a restaurant in Trade Fair Complex, FESTAC, and it seemed his dream
was coming true. His expectation was however eroded after a drunken
police corporal, Mohammed Abubakar, shot him in the eye in the FESTAC
area on August 5, 2013.
Narrating
what transpired on the fateful
day, he said, “I had just returned from work and I was about entering
my house at Amuwo Odofin when I heard the policeman arguing with someone
in the next house. The policeman then called his colleagues for help.
“When his colleagues arrived, they
persuaded him to leave the place because he was drunk. After much
pleading, the policeman left. A few minutes later, the policeman
returned with a gun and started shooting sporadically. “One of the
bullets hit me in the right eye. A barber, Bright John, was killed.” PUNCH Metro
learnt that during the shooting, a pregnant woman was hit while another
man, Tayo Ajasa, was also shot in the thigh. It was learnt that the
policeman, who is
attached to a security company in the area, fled the scene after
realising the havoc he had wreaked.
Ozoemena
and the other victims were later taken to the Lagos University Teaching
Hospital, Idi Araba. It was learnt that while other victims
were treated and discharged, Ozoemena, was taken to the Accident and
Emergency Unit of the hospital, where the eye was operated. The company was also said to have contributed N146, 000 to pay the medical bill. The victim, who had been discharged, told PUNCH Metro that he had not been able to go to work since the incident occurred. He said he had been in constant pains and had found it difficult to sleep. However, Ozoemena’s lawyer, Mr. George
Nwahajioke, said the police must compensate his client to the tune of N100m.
Culled from The Punch
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