A fruit vendor in Gusau, Zamfara State
capital, Abdulkadir Musa, has been shot dead by a gunman suspected to be a
soldier for refusing to allow the assailant to go away with his bunch of
bananas without paying for it.
The father of the deceased, Alhaji Mustafa
Musa, said that two soldiers went to his son’s fruits stand on
Sunday and purchased a bunch of bananas.
According to him, when the soldiers paid
for the bunch, they tried to collect another one for free and this led to a
squabble.
Mustafa stated, “They bought a bunch
bananas for N300 and instead of them to take the one they paid for, they also
took another one and wanted to go with it, but my son did not allow them to do
so.
“When they insisted that they must go with
the bunch of bananas, the fruit vendor rushed to the police station, which was
very close to the scene of the incident, and reported the case and the two
soldiers were arrested, but they were released shortly after.”
Mustafa added that immediately the soldiers
were released, one of them went home, fetched a gun and returned to the scene
and shot the fruit vendor.
“My son was shot in the back and we took
him to the Yariman Bakura Specialist Hospital, but unfortunately, he lost his
life,” Mustafa said.
The father added that he reported the issue
to all relevant authorities, including the Human Rights Commission, so that
action could be taken against the soldier, who killed his son.
“I have reported the case to the concerned
authorities and I will not rest until the soldier is punished to serve as a
deterrent to others,” Mustafa added.
The state’s Police Public Relations
Officer, SP Mohammed Shehu, said that
the command was investigating the incident.
“We are investigating the issue,” Shehu
said.
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