Superintendent of Police Danjuma Mohammed, now an investigator attached to the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), was shot dead by two gunmen in front of a new house he had just rented for one of his wives. His friends said he was billed to get married to a lady lawyer in Kano next week.
He was shot in the abdomen and died on the way to hospital.
Mohammed’s neighbor, Zubairu Dala Fika, said the assailants arrived at the deceased home on 24th Crescent in Gwarimpa Housing Estate at about 11am in a gold colour Toyota Camry (2001 model) car.
The house was a storey building with Mohammed yet to settle into the two bedroom apartment upstairs, while Fika moved into the two room house downstairs a week a go.
Fika said the deceased was in his house playing with his children when the assailants came. “The deceased, Hauwa, yesterday left the keys to their new home with my family and said he (Mohammed) will come today to collect them. So this morning around 11am, the deceased came and collected the keys from us, thereafter we sat in my living room with my children while my wife was in my room making my bed,” he said.
He said Mohammed came in a Honda Accord car with Registration Number Abuja GG209 ABC, and when he was leaving the house, he (Fika) decided to see him to his car. As they drew open the gate they run into two gunmen. “One of the gunmen who held an AK-47 rifle stood by the entrance to my house while another man holding a short gun was ahead of him monitoring the movement of people in the house. They told use to obey their instructions or else they will shoot and kill us. So we accepted to comply. We were told to return to the living room. From there we were led at gun point to my wife’s room. They collected our mobile phones and requested us to hand over our monies to them. I told them I had no money on me and they threaded to kill me should they search and find money on me,” he said.
The gunmen directed Fika, Mohammed and their home security guard, Vincent to lie on the floor. They requested to know the owner of the Honda Accord car parked in front of the house and Mohammed told them he was the owner.
“The gunman with the short gun asked for the car keys and the deceased said he left them in his apartment upstairs and the gunman said he will go with him to collect the keys. When they stepped out of the house we heard the gunman saying ‘come back here my friend’ and later the sound of gun shot. The other man guarding us joined his colleague outside and they fled,” he said.
Mohammed’s remains were deposited at the General Hospital Wuse.
FCT Police Commissioner John Haruna arrived the scene later and asked the people around some questions, examined the spot of the killing and left. But the Police Public Relations Officer SP Moshood Jimoh said investigations have commenced into the killing.
Mohammed was transferred a year a go from the EFCC to FIRS as and investigator. He was among the team of EFCC operatives that investigated a financial fraud case involving the former Governor of Delta State James Ibori and case involving Senator Iyabo Obasanjo.
EFCC’s spokesman Femi Babafemi said Mohammed was transferred from the Commission to FIRS.
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