The killing of an
ex-minister’s daughter Anita Akapson in Abuja triggered an investigation
reportedly initiated by the deceased’s family and fresh facts have emerged on
the circumstances surrounding the killing
of the daughter of a former Minister of Finance, Nenadi Usman.
It was learnt that the
31-year-old, who was shot in her 2007 Honda Accord car, allegedly refused to
alight when directed by the policeman who killed her on October 13, Punch Metro
reports.
After demobilising the car
by firing at the tyres, the Superintendent of Police, who shot her, was said to
have asked Akapson to come out of the car but she reportedly refused, fearing
that she might be harmed.
Sources close to the
investigation revealed on Tuesday that the cop insisted that Akapson should
step out of her car, but she refused to budge.
“In an attempt to force the
door open, the police officer fired at the car door and the bullet went through
it, hit Akapson in the stomach and exited into the driver seat,” the source
explained while tendering the picture showing the trajectory of the bullet.
The Spokesman, Federal
Capital Territory Police, Anjuguri Manzah, declined to comment on the case,
saying investigation was still ongoing.
Meanwhile, the family of
the deceased has refuted reports that they have secured an independent
investigator to probe the death of their daughter, describing the claim as
erroneous.
The lawyer for the family,
Kayode Ajulo, said it was untrue that an independent investigator was probing
the case, noting that the family expected the police to carry out a thorough
investigation into the tragedy and prosecute those involved.
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