CITY NEWS Abuja demolition victim dies in hospital Ona tasks NDLEA on drugs in Abaji
Police arrest 7 over arms in Kubwa hospital
A43-year-old man, Adesola Eso, who was injured while trying to retrieve some of his personal belongings when his house was being demolished has died in hospital.
The Department of Development Control last week demolished illegal structures at Angwar Saidu, behind NAF Conference Hotel.
Late Eso ran inside what was his home while the bulldozer was pulling it down.
Witneeses said part of the wall crumbled on his legs but he was rescued and taken to Gwarinpa General Hospital, where he later died.
A report from the Police Area A team of police detectives from the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) command in Abuja, has arrested seven suspects after the team discovered a cache of arms in a private clinic in Kubwa, Abuja.
City News gathered that the operation took place at the clinic around Phase 3, Kubwa, on Wednesday.
Our reporter who visited the area yesterday gathered that the hospital was Commander of Life Camp, ACP Nuruddeen Sabo, said the victim, Eso, was confirmed dead by doctors at the hospital.
It said his corpse had since been deposited at the Maitama General Hospital mortuary.
In his condolence message to the bereaved family, the Coordinator, Abuja Metropolitan Management Council (AMMC), Malam Umar Shuaibu, expressed regret over the unfortunate incident and prayed God to comfort the bereaved family.
Speaking to newsmen following confirmation of the death, the coordinator indicated that AMMC officials upon receiving the report earlier, sent staff to confirm the incident, but that the mood of the sealed up while its medical director, who was not available during the raid, was still at large.
Some residents who spoke to our reporter under condition of anonymity said the detectives arrived the area around 11:00a.m. last Wednesday and spent about one hour searching the hospital.
A source privy to the operation revealed that the police later came out with four Ak 47, ammunitions, face masks, and also some hospital equipment, which were family did not permit any of the members to speak with the visiting officials. The authorities had to contact the Area Commander of Life-Camp who confirmed that the command was in receipt of the report.
“This administration is a very humane one and always adds a human face to its efforts to enforce the law. The administration had posted notices in the community on September 5, 2017 and conducted a sensitization meeting with the squatter stakeholders on October 4, 2017, before a final notice in January 2018,” was issued, he said.
He praised the residents for their cooperation with the authorities by evacuating their illegal structures to make room for the operations. taken to the command.
The source further revealed that the operation followed the earlier arrest of a man who was in the process of acquiring new documents for a stolen vehicle in the FCT, and that in the course of investigation, he led the detectives to the facility.
When contacted, the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Kubwa, CSP Ayobami Surajudeen, who confirmed the incident, said the detectives registered their presence with the division on arrival for the operation. The Ona of Abaji and chairman of the FCT Council of Traditional Rulers, Alhaji Adamu Baba Yunusa, has charged the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in the area to clampdown on those who engage in any illegal drugs business in his chiefdom.
He urged the NDLEA to ensure it prosecuted any person arrested in connection to hard drugs and possession of Indian hemp in order to discourage those who have intention to go into such illegal businesses.
Yunusa gave the directive at a security meeting he summoned at his palace at the weekend.
He also urged all security agencies to collaborate with community leaders, Fulani chiefs and farmers to address the cases of farmers and herders clashes within the chiefdom.
The traditional ruler further called on politicians in the area to advise their supporters against violence.
“I would also like to use this opportunity to call on men of the FRSC to collaborate with the authorities of the council to see how a pedestrian bridge will be constructed, even though I am also making efforts to see how we can meet with the Ministry of Works to come and intervene,” he said.
Also speaking, the Abaji Divisional Police Officer (DPO), SP Tile Tersoo, appreciated the effort of the traditional ruler in maintaining peace in the area, saying there was the need for residents to support security agents by giving useful information that will lead to arrest of suspects in the area.