An operative of the Department of State Services—DSS, on Thursday evening killed a fashion designer in Abuja market.
This medium gathered that a customer brought the DSS official to the victim’s shop for allegedly failing to deliver some clothes on an agreed date.
A trader in the market, who did not want her name on print according to PUNCH, said some of the fashion designer’s colleagues, who learnt about the incident, intervened but their involvement did not go down well with the operative of the secret police.
She noted that the operative was arrested and detained by the police after he shot and killed the fashion designer.
“A female customer of the fashion designer brought the DSS. She said the fashion designer did not sew her clothes. Her colleagues joined and defended her. The issue led to a serious argument.
“We later heard a gunshot and learnt that the fashion designer had been killed and another injured. The DSS operative was arrested and detained at Wuse Market Police Station. That is where all our people are now,” the trader said
Meanwhile, the spokesman of the command in Abuja, Josephine Adeh, disclosed that police operatives quelled a public disruption on Thursday in Abuja, in the Garki market, involving a DSS personnel and a tailor.
Josephine while quoting the FCT Police Commissioner, Haruna Garba in the statement said, “In an incident at Garki International Market today, 7th September 2023, an altercation arose between market occupants and certain individuals, including a DSS personnel and a tailor named Muhammad Habibu.
“The Garki Divisional Police station mobilized officers in response to a received distress call reporting the invasion of the market by these individuals, who fired shots at a tailor known as Mubarak Mubarak.
“This incident led to some of the local youths reacting angrily and attempting to confront the DSS personnel involved.
“In response, the police intervened to rescue the individuals and protect public safety.
“During the incident, there was damage to a section of the Police outpost as some of the irate youths acted in a disorderly manner. It is important to note that some weapons used in the commotion have been recovered, and normalcy has now been restored.
“The Commissioner of Police, FCT, CP Haruna G. Garba, emphasizes the commitment to maintaining peace and respecting the rights of all citizens within the FCT.
“He encourages market occupants to also refrain from engaging in mischief involving public property, especially that which belongs to the security agencies in place to safeguard their”