Electrician shot dead by Police in LagosAdamson Bello, the victim

Posted by staff of BeauSteven's blog

LAGOS — Pandemonium broke out in Aka Town, Iba
Local Council Development Area, LCDA, Lagos State,
yesterday, after an electrician, Mr. Adamson Bello,
was allegedly shot dead by a yet to be identified
policeman attached to the South Bound Hotel.

The incident which occurred at about 9:00 pm on
Sunday at the hotel, located at 5, Elias Lane threw
the entire town into mourning, as many were yet to
come to terms with the reality that Adamson, who
was popularly called Baba Fasilat, could be shot dead
innocently.

When Beausteven visited the scene, it gathered that
the deceased was said to be sitting at the front of a
provision shop less than 10 metres from the hotel,
where he was hit by a bullet.

It was further learnt that the body of the deceased
had been deposited at the GeneralHospital, Badagry
morgue.

BeauSteven further learnt that youths who were
angered by the action of the policemen vandalized
and carted away several property from the hotel that
was opened less than a month ago.

Sources also said that some arrests had been made
and the suspects were currently being detained at
the Okokomaiko police station for interrogation.

According to Mr. Adedayo Fatai, "Baba Fasilat was
shot dead by a police officer attached to the hotel.

"I was standing few metres beside him and when we
heard the gun shot, everyone scampered for safety.
And when we returned to the scene, I saw him on the
ground in the pool of his blood."

How it happened

Explaining how it happened, Mr. Buchi Okechukwu
said: "The hotel commenced their usual night
activities as early as 7:00 pm. And at about 8:30 pm
when some youths were also trying to gain entrance
into the hotel, the police officers at the gate denied
them access, saying the dance hall was already filled
to capacity.

"But the youths turned down their plea, arguing that
there was still space in the hall that could
accommodate more customers.

"As the argument dragged on, the policemen began
to shoot sporadically in the air to scare the youths
away. But it boomeranged as the police officer shot
straight at Adamson who wasn't involved in the
scuffle."

Son of the deceased, Afeez, said: "He bidded us
goodbye when he came to check on me where I had
gone for my disc jockey business. And few minutes
after, I received a call from my sister that policemen
attached to the hotel had shot my father in the
neck."

Efforts to speak with the Police Public Relations
Officer, PPRO, Ngozi Braide, proved abortive.
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