Pandemonium As Security Official Allegedly Shoots Woman At Eid Praying Ground In Zamfara

Pandemonium erupted in Gusau, the Zamfara State capital yesterday, as personnel of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), allegedly shot and killed a woman while attempting to pursue hoodlums. The tragic incident, which occurred while Muslim faithful gathered to observe Eid prayer, has sparked outrage and unrest among residents, leading to an escalation of tensions in the area. Eyewitness narrated that the NSCDC personnel, in their pursuit of suspected hoodlums armed with dangerous weapons, opened fire indiscriminately, resulting in the tragic death of an innocent woman.

In response to the shooting, a mob gathered and vented their frustration by setting ablaze an NSCDC vehicle in protest of the incident. Confirming the incident to Channels Television via telephone conversation, the spokesperson of the Nigerian Police in Zamfara State, ASP Yazid Abubakar, said two personnel of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps linked with the shooting are currently in custody of the police. He said the Zamfara State Police command is still investigating the cause of the incident.

“We have two of them in our custody as we speak now, they are the ones that shot the gun, though the command is still investigating the incident.” When contacted, the Spokesperson of the NSCDC in Zamfara State, Ikor Oche, denied the allegation that the men of the Civil Defence shot the victim. He said the personnel of the Corps were at their stationed post, observing the movements of the Muslims faithful who were out to observe the Eid prayer when they heard the gunshot. According to him, they mobilised to the scene where they met a woman fatally injured. “Our men were stationed at the central roundabout, close to UBA Bank, they heard