Speaker of the House of Representatives Femi Gbajabiamila has handed over his security officer Abdul M. Hassan to the Department of State Services (DSS) over the shooting of a newspaper vendor Mr. Ifeanyi Okereke.
This is contained in a statement personally signed by the speaker on Friday. Gbajabiamila stated, this is to allow for investigation and appropriate administrative and judicial action on the officer who has also been suspended.Speaker of the House of Representatives Femi Gbajabiamila has handed over his security officer Abdul M. Hassan to the Department of State Services (DSS) over the shooting of a newspaper vendor Mr. Ifeanyi Okereke.
This is contained in a statement personally signed by the speaker on Friday. Gbajabiamila stated, this is to allow for investigation and appropriate administrative and judicial action on the officer who has also been suspended.“I have expressed my personal condolence to his family and have arranged to meet with them when the parents of Mr. Okereke, who are already on their way, arrive in Abuja.

“Additionally, I have committed to them that I will support his wife and the immediate family he has left behind.

“I commiserate with the family of Mr. Ifeanyi Okereke and ask all Nigerians to join me at this time to pray for the peaceful repose of his soul,” he said.