The Department of State Services (DSS) has admitted that its officer fatally shot and killed a newspaper vendor in Abuja whose name was given as Ifeanyi Okereke.
Jomog News Nigeria reports that the incident occurred on Thursday, at the Three Arms Zone when the convoy of House of Representatives Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila was passing.
Peter Afunanya, DSS Public Relations Officer, who in a statement on Friday night had said the culprit is one of its personnel deployed to the Speaker as a security detail.
The spokesman said, as already stated by Gbajabiamila, the officer has been suspended, while he also confirmed that as part of disciplinary procedures, he has been taken into detention.
He added that DSS has opened a detailed investigation into the matter and assured of a transparent and accountable probe.
“The Service condoles with the family of the deceased and his loved ones.
It has promised a thorough investigation into the circumstances that led to the unfortunate incident and will surely keep to this”, the statement read
