The Department of State Services, DSS, reportedly shot a fashion designer identified simply as Mubarak, over failure to deliver customer clothes on an agreed date at the Garki market, Abuja.
It was gathered that a customer brought the DSS operative to the deceased shop who failed to meet an agreed deadline on delivery of clothes.
However, when other tailor’s resisted having their colleague arrested, the secret police opened fire in the market, killing one person and injuring others.
A background voice of a lady who captured the video circulating said, “Just look at what is happening…They shot that girl… See her, she is bleeding.. innocent person…,” she said as she captured the lady shot and escorted by two men to get help.
“How can you shoot in the market?” she asked as she captured traders running after a dark SUV leaving the scene of the incident.
A trader in the market who spoke on the condition of anonymity said, “A female customer of the fashion designer brought the DSS. She said the fashion designer did not sew her clothes. Her colleagues joined and defended her. The issue led to a serious argument.
“We later heard a gunshot and learnt that the fashion designer had been killed and another injured. The DSS operative was arrested and detained at Wuse Market Police Station. That is where all our people are now.”
Confirming the incident, the spokesperson for the FCT Police Command, SP Josephine Adeh said, “An incident at Garki International Market on September 7, 2023, an altercation arose between market occupants and certain individuals, including a DSS personnel and a tailor named Muhammad Habibu. The Garki Divisional Police station mobilised officers in response to a received distress call reporting the invasion of the market by these individuals, who fired shots at a tailor known as Mubarak Mubarak.
This incident led to some of the local youths reacting angrily and attempting to confront the DSS personnel involved. In response, the police intervened to rescue the individuals and protect public safety. During the incident, there was damage to a section of the Police outpost as some of the irate youths acted in a disorderly manner. It is important to note that some weapons used in the commotion have been recovered, and normalcy has now been restored.
The Commissioner of Police, FCT, Haruna Garba, emphasises the commitment to maintaining peace and respecting the rights of all citizens within the FCT. He encourages market occupants to also refrain from engaging in mischief involving public property, especially that which belongs to the security agencies in place to safeguard their well-being. Additionally, he urges the public to utilise the police emergency lines 08061581938,07057337653, 08028940883, for assistance when needed.”
