They referred us to the National Hospital and when we got to the National Hospital, he was already dying. They kept calling him and when they were able to reach him, he said he was far away and he was the only surgeon on duty. On getting to Garki, the surgeon to perform the surgery was not on the ground.
Amana is in Area 8 and Garki is in Area 8, so we decided to go to Garki. They recommended the Garki Hospital or the National Hospital. On getting to Amana Hospital, they told us the bullet was lodged in his stomach and that we needed to take him to the nearest hospital where they could perform surgery. Immediately we stopped the coverage and we ran to Amana Hospital.
#3 minutes to midnight book driver#
All of us were standing together with the aim that if we needed to move in a jiffy, we could dash into our bus.īecause I gave the driver instruction not to turn off the ignition, the engine was running, then, from nowhere, we heard gunshots and saw bullets flying and he collapsed beside me. Beside him was our driver, the fifth person was a photographer. We were standing my cameraman was on the left-hand side, Precious was on my right-hand side. In fact, the precise point we were standing was by the bridge leading to the Presidential Villa, while the action was taking place between Bullet Construction Company House and the entrance of the National Assembly. On the day of the incident, we were standing together side by side, about 200 meters away from the scene of action. He was very hardworking who was prepared to work at any time of the day, even weekends. Precious was really precious to me he was like an adopted son, more than a colleague. Lucky Obewo-Isawode, Assistant Supervisor, Reportorial of Channels, Abuja station, narrates how Precious, reporter/NYSC member, was killed.
Many are yet to get over the fact that the 52-year-old Adamawa indigene, who was noted for ensuring that equipment for officers detailed for patrols and operational deployments were made available for policemen before movement thereby boosting morale, is gone.
Little wonder that his death literarily shook the foundations of the Force Headquarters and the FCT Command with officers wearing mournful looks all day. These tributes written in the condolence register opened for the amiable officer both at the Force Headquarters and FCT Police Command by some personnel are indicative of the fact that both senior and junior officers and rank and file alike took a liking to the late operations officer.ĭuring the last police administration when uncertainty and shocks were the order of the day and directives emanating from the office of the Inspector General (then IGP Ibrahim Idris) made many policemen and officers wonder what was happening to police operational procedures, then-ACP Umar as PSO to the IGP was a calming ally which many ran to for advice and cooling reassurance.Īlso read: El-Zakzaky: Three of our members have died in police custody – Shi’ites With words like ‘DCP Umar you died gallantly for the police and sacrificed for unity of the nation’, ‘DCP AUK, you will remain evergreen in our memory, your humble nature, easy-going mien and accommodating disposition to us all, made working with you worth the while’, and ‘May Allah receive your soul!’, colleagues mourned the slain officer.
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