A 21-year-old second-year Computer Science student at Nasarawa State University, Ikechukwu Godwin, has reportedly been shot by Nigerian police at a checkpoint in Abuja.
According to report, the incident took place around 7pm on Saturday at FO1, a residential area in Kubwa.
The father of the victim who spoke with newsmen on Sunday alleged that: “Ikechukwu Godwin is my last son. Yesterday, November 9, 2024, at about 6:40pm to 7pm, Ikechukwu went to one of the Sokale’s communities to visit his friends.
On his way back, the moment he alighted from a commercial Keke Napep (tricycle), over five policemen surrounded him. They accused him of being an internet fraudster, and he told them that he is not.
They collected his phone and searched it. When they couldn’t find anything, the policemen handcuffed him and demanded N200,000. He told them that he had no means of getting such an amount of money and they gave him his phone to make calls.
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He started making calls but in process, the police said he was wasting their time. Then, one of the police personnel moved back and shot my son in the leg. He fell into nearby gutter the policemen ran away. Over 8 Okada riders brought him home.
Right now, we are at the hospital where the doctor confirmed that two of his bones have been broken.
Some policemen are here with us asking questions, they promise to investigate the matter.”