A National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member, Linda Igwetu, serving in the federal capital territory has been reportedly shot dead by a police officer.
The police officer was said to have shot the corps member dead while she was on her way home with friends, at about 3am on Wednesday.
A Twitter user by the name Enyi Di Ya said the deceased was the sister.
The corps member had served in the Mabushi area of Abuja and was meant to conclude her National Youth Service Corp (NYSC) programme on Thursday.
Segun Awosanya, an activist and convener of the #EndSARS campaign, said the deceased had gone out with friends to celebrate her end of year service when the incident happened.
Writing via his Twitter handle, he said: “She finished at work late at about 11pm and joined a few friends to a hang out before their passing out parade scheduled for Thursday (today).
“They left for home at about 3am and was shot at shortly after the check point immediately after Ceddi Plaza by a Police Officer identified as Benjamin Peters.
“The bullet hit Angela on her side, by the midriff and she began loosing blood in the open roof vehicle.
“She was rushed to the Garki hospital but they wouldn’t treat her until they see a police report despite the fact that the police officers were present. While the deliberation was ongoing, Angela bled to death.”
The blood of innocent citizens killed extrajudicially by SARS/@PoliceNG and covered up by the IGP lying squad @PoliceNG_PCRRU @YomiShogunle and JimohMoshood will not go unavenged. Justice will be served. Keep praying for the team working round the clock. #EndSARS #ReformPoliceNG
Miss Linda Angela Igwetu was meant to have passed out tomorrow from her NYSC program from her primary assignment positing at Outsource Global Company Mabushi. @Chinny3bs @DrJoeAbah @AbdulMahmud01 @julietkego @PoliceNG @PoliceNG_PCRRU pic.twitter.com/85zqgJuakF
She finished at work late at about 11pm and joined a few friends to a hang out before their Passing Out Parade scheduled for the next day.
They left for home at about 3am and was shot at shortly after the check point immediately after Ceddi Plaza by a Police Officer identified as Benjamin PETERS. The bullet hits Angela on her side, by the midriff and she began loosing blood in the open roof vehicle. pic.twitter.com/BImsezHsPF
Awosanya said the case has been reported to the federal secretariat police station, and that the police report on the incident is being awaited.
Calls made by TheCable to Anjuguri Manzah, spokesman of the FCT police command, and Jimoh Moshood, force public relations officer, were not answered.
The duo also failed to respond to text messages sent regarding the incident as at when this report was filed.
OUTRAGE, ANGER
The alleged murder has generated outrage on various social media platforms, with many Nigerians calling for a full investigation into the incident.
Some have also called on the Nigeria police force to curb the “brutality” of some of its officers.
- Policeman kills a youth Corp member, finishing her NYSC, tomorrow, in Abuja. #EndSARS pic.twitter.com/61QdyIdclo
Angie was my colleague, we even used to go home together. This is sad. Why is Nigeria like this?? Kai
We were all hit pretty bad with this. I don’t know how I will feel if this were any of my girls same way I can’t even fathom how to begin to understand the grief of the bereaved. It seeks too many answers that just might not be there. We just can’t understand it or console enough
This is not just the cross of the Igwetu family but our collective cross, for today is pregnant. The decadence of our institutions over many years have suddenly coalesce to become a monster threatening to consume us all. We can’t but apply ourselves & activate the citizens.
We can not afford to lay back and be expecting things to work when we are ignorant of what ought to be expected or demanded from the leadership. It is time to get involved and know genuinely where the power of every nation emanates from. pic.twitter.com/BZYaI8zqkQ
Policeman shoots NYSC member - passing out today - dead.A policeman has allegedly shot dead a Corp member serving in Abuja.The deceased, Linda Angela Igwetu was billed to pass out of the National Youth Service Corp (NYSC) programme today after a compulsory one year service in pic.twitter.com/8xu56fPEf4
Ripthis police menace and brutality shld be curbed
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