Okereke’s family in a letter to the speaker dated November 23, 2020, demanded the compensation. The letter was signed by the lawyer of the family, Chief Mike Ozekhome (SAN).
Ifeanyichukwu
Okereke’s family, the vendor who was shot dead by a security aide to the
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has demanded N500
million for compensation.
Ozekhome was
asked to write the letter by the father of the deceased, Okorie Okereke; and
the younger brother to the deceased, Destiny Okereke.
In the
letter, Okereke’s family made three demands which must be met otherwise they
take legal actions.
The family
demanded firstly that the speaker uses his good office to ensure the immediate
prosecution of your security aide (Abdullahi Hassan), who shot the innocent and
armless vendor.
“Our clients
have instructed us to make from your good self, the following modest demands:
That you use your good offices to ensure the immediate prosecution of your
security aide (Abdullahi Hassan), who went on a frolic of his own, clearly
acted outside the purview of his duty and responsibility by shooting to death
an innocent, harmless and armless citizen, the letter read.
Secondly,
they asked that the speakers compensate the Okereke family with a modest sum of
N500m. The family stated that the money cannot adequately replace the deceased
but will at least mitigate the trauma and hardship of his premature demise.
Okereke’s
family demanded lastly that the speaker ensure that the safety of vendors are
guaranteed as they have become afraid to return to the streets since the tragic
incident.
“Take note
therefore that it is our clients’ firm instruction that in the event that you
fail, refuse and/or neglect to accede to or proffer reasonable compensatory
terms to our above modest demands within seven days from the date of this
letter, we shall without any further correspondences from us, take appropriate
legal steps to enforce our clients’ constitutional rights,” the letter stated.
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