There was confusion on Sunday morning after two military
officers, identified as Hilary and Sheu Abdullahi, died after a brutal clash.
Our correspondent gathered that the incident happened at a popular night
club on Pen Crescent, Apapa area of Lagos.
The Punch learnt from a reliable source that Hilary, a corporal in the Nigerian
Army, had gone to the club with his girlfriend who was donned in a
military outfit.
The source said, “The bouncers at the club stopped
the lady and challenged her, asking if she was a soldier. But Hilary asked why
they would question his girlfriend in his presence.
“Abdullahi, a naval officer, who was equally at the club with his girlfriend, came out to intervene. After listening to the bouncers, he told Hilary it was wrong for his girlfriend to wear a military uniform when she was not one. That was how Hilary left the bouncers and decided to tackle Abdullahi.”
Another source told our correspondent that the fight began after
Abdullahi slapped the soldier’s girlfriend for disrespecting him.
He said, “The soldier was angry and went after the naval officer. He
stabbed him with a jackknife and he died on the spot.”
Our correspondent gathered that Abdullahi’s colleagues, after getting
wind of the situation, mobilised to the scene.
It was learnt that in retaliation, the men pounced on Hilary, and beat
him to a pulp.
The affray was said to have escalated after the soldier gave up in their
hands.
A resident was said to have made a distress call to policemen at the
Apapa Police Division who arrived the scene on time to prevent further
bloodshed.
The Deputy Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Lelma Kolle, while
confirming the incident, said the police made two arrests at the scene.
He said, “Yes, the incident happened. Actually, two people died. We
received a distress call from someone that there was a situation at the club
and we instantly rushed to the scene. We were able to bring the situation under
control and prevent further loss of lives. It was just unfortunate that by the
time we got there, the two officers had died. But the police arrested two
military officers in connection with the incident.”
He added that the case had been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department, Yaba, and the corpses of the slain
officers, deposited in the mortuary.
The Army Public Relations Officer, Lieutenant Colonel Omale Ochagwuba,
said he was at a programme and would appreciate if our correspondent could
visit his office.
The Command Information Officer of the Western Naval Command, Lieutenant
Commander Way Olabisi, said he would get back to our correspondent on the
incident.
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