*Deceased’s last words: Please don’t abandon my
daughter…
Never in his wildest imagination had Bright , a
barber in Amuwo-Odofin Local Government Area
of Lagos State, envisaged he was going to be
added to the endless list of hapless Nigerians sent
to unprepared graves by trigger- happy
policemen.
The barber whose saloon also served as his
home, is a single father whose dream had been
centred on training her two- and- half years old
daughter, to the best school within his reach. But
he never lived to fulfil his dream.
Bright, as gathered, had opened his saloon cum
home penultimate Tuesday. As usual, he
reportedly bathed his baby identified as Ebun,
prepared her food and kept her under his watch
when customers came in to have their hair cut.
But, the unexpected happened at about 10.30pm.
According to eye witnesses, a mobile policeman
attached to a company, poles away from Janet
Fagbemi street, location of Bright’s shop, stormed
the shop and ordered Bright to come out.

The deceased, Bright
Eye witnesses told Crime Guard that Bright, who
was then attending to a customer, left him and
came out, oblivious of the purpose of the
policeman’s mission. “As he stepped out of the
shop, the Mopol shot him at close range . He
continued shooting sporadically in the process of
which four other persons including a pregnant
woman were hit by stray bullets. From all
indications, it was obvious he was drunk.
“It all started after the policeman who was on a
short and T-shirt abandoned his duty post and
accosted some men in a vehicle on the adjourning
street. He told the men in the car to come down
for a search. But they hesitated, requesting he
identified himself before they would obey.
“Perhaps, their response infuriated him as he
slapped one of them twice. While they were still
trying to fathom what their offence was, he
slapped the second man.
“Amidst frayed nerves, the men demanded to
ascertain the identity of the man who assaulted
them. At that point, the Mopol rushed to his duty
post and came back with his gun, saying he would
show them that he was just posted from Jos,
Plateau,where people are killed anyhow. At that
point everyone took to his heels before he went
to Bright’s shop.”
How bullet hit pregnant woman
“A pregnant woman known as Ebere was in her
house when she heard the gun shots. Suspecting
robbers were operating, she rushed out to lock
her gate , only for a stray bullet to hit her on the
hand. Another victim, Nonso, was hit in the eye
while the third, Tayo,was hit in the thigh”.
Bright’s last word
Crime Guard gathered that while everyone fled,
Bright was left in the pool of his blood. On
realising the magnitude of his deed, the Mobile
policeman, later identified as Corporal
Mohammed Abubakar, attached to Mopol 17,
Ondo State, took to his heels.”
Even in the face of death Bright was said to have
kept calling his daughter Ebun, pleading to
sympathizers to rush inside his shop to ensure
she was safe. When it was obvious he could not
make it, he reportedly touched one of the
sympathiser and said, “ please help me take care
of my daughter until any of my relatives comes
for her. He was said to have repeated the word
twice. When he was making attempt to repeat it
the third time to a neighbour he recognized in the
midst of the crowd, he gave up the ghost.
“ He held my hand and appealed passionately
saying, ‘please don’t abandon Ebun, no matter…’
before he breathed his last,”the neighbour
disclosed.

Ebun, deceased’s
daughter
Where are the deceased’s relatives?
As at Thursday, Crime Guard was informed that
no one had come to be identified as the deceased
relative.
A resident of the area revealed that “ Ebun was
only six months old when her mother abandoned
her. Nobody knows her mother’s name nor where
she is from. We only know the deceased as Bright.
We do not know his surname. He told us he was
from Benue State. He did everything within his
might to make Ebun happy since the mother left.
He called her his little princess and carried her
wherever he went.
When Crime Guard visited Ebun’s new home
around the vicinity , she was seen carrying on with
life unaware of her father’s whereabouts.But
once in a while, her new parents said, “she would
start calling out to her daddy . At that point,
nobody can console her because she would be
crying and at the same time, going about the
whole place like one looking for what was lost.
She has emaciated over night,even though we try
to persuade her to eat what we all eat.”
As you read this piece, the remains of Bright, the
single father who was determined to move on
with life irrespective of its unpalatable
experiences, lies at the Lagos State University
Teaching Hospital ,LUTH, Idi-Arara, morgue.
Police on the trail of killer cop
As at Thursday, nothing had been heard about
the killer- cop who took off from the scene. Police
authorities, as gathared, were worried about the
weapon in his possession. In a bid to ensure his
arrest, the Lagos State Police Command had
launched a manhunt for him.
The State Police boss, Umar Manko, was quoted
as saying that if the fleeing cop did not show up
within 21 days, he would be declared a ‘Deserter’
and would no longer be seen as a Policeman but
a ‘rebel’.
Police authorities have also called on members of
the public to help avail them with information
that could lead to the apprehension of the fleeing
killer cop ,with a view to ensuring that justice was
done.
Source:http://www.vanguardngr.com/2013/08/2-yr-old-barbers-daughter-killed-by-police-bullet/

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@Op,
Please modify the topic. It's misleading. It's the barber that was killed not the daughter. Anyways Rest in peace young man-if you can.

source plz. Sad tale all thesame.

i have read this story,somewhere is it that the pregnant woman has a fastfood beside the barbers shop.he was said to have killed 4 people

May God shield and guide this little girl's future.

Hei! Chineke m e! What kind of people do we have as policemen in this country? Who recruits these bastar.ds? Dear God, just take care of the little girl. AMEN!

Now, there is a hemp-smoking tout in my area who is literally out of his mind, his uncle knows someone in the army, and the guy is simply going to walk into the Nigerian Army as a soldier. What kind of soldier is he going to be?

The title of this thread doesn't make sense!

It's a pity and a very tragic story! when will our policemen stop being trigger happy? What punishment should be given to such policemen? Ebun is now fatherless. this is just sad!

RIP Bright!

Modify the title, it is very misleading.

@op, very tragic. I hope he gets justice