A man ordered his former employee to be shot twice by security guard.

 
NIGERIA--A man (names withheld) allegedly ordered his former employee to be shot twice by a security guard for daring to visit his office after he had been dismissal from work.

The victim, Simon Ekechi, whose right leg was shattered in the incident, worked as a driver with a company that sells iron rods, in Ogbaru, Anambra State, before his appointment was terminated.

The Nigerian Compass gathered that Ekechi was fired from his job after the company's truck he was taking to Lagos developed a major fault along the Benin-Lagos expressway and had to be towed back to the office.

The victim, who spoke to our correspondent on his hospital bed, claimed the company did not pay him his outstanding salary and terminal benefits following his sack.

Not yet done with the victim, the company also lodged a complaint with the police accusing him of selling part of the diesel he bought for the trip to Lagos after the truck became faulty.

He was, consequently, arrested and detained at the Okpoko Police Station.

He was later arraigned at a Chief Magistrate’s Court, at Atani, in Ogbaru Local Government Area, on one-count charge of theft. He was granted bail after pleading not guilty to the charge.

A fews days after regaining his freedom, he visited his former company to meet with a former colleague, who promised to assist him in getting a new job. He was, however, spotted by his former boss, who immediately ordered an armed security guard to shoot him.

He was consequently shot twice on his right leg by the guard.

While Ekechi was left to writhe in pain, his former boss left for the police station, with the security guard that fired the shots, to allege that the victim had come to his office to threaten his life.

The security guard, according to Ekechi, however, admitted in his statement that it was his boss that ordered him to shoot the unharmed victim.

Meanwhile, human rights group, Campaign for Democracy (CD), which had vowed to pursue justice on behalf of the victim, has warned the police against any form of partiality in their investigations.

CD said it had been reliably informed that the police were viewing the incident as an accident and not a deliberate attempt on the victim's life.

It added that it had already petitioned the Inspector General of Police, Mr. Hafiz Ringim, in its bid to ensure justice was not turned on its head in the matter.

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Posted: at 21-09-2011 03:14 AM (13 years ago) | Gistmaniac

No mercy zone.

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Posted: at 21-09-2011 10:38 AM (13 years ago) | Hero

Wallai ko.

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Posted: at 21-09-2011 10:46 AM (13 years ago) | Hero

Wicked indeed. And he will now try to bribe police so that the matter would be swept under the carpet. WICKED MIND.

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Posted: at 21-09-2011 10:49 AM (13 years ago) | Hero

Too bad

Posted: at 21-09-2011 01:18 PM (13 years ago) | Gistmaniac

 he had been dismissal from work.

Posted: at 21-09-2011 01:26 PM (13 years ago) | Newbie

c wahala

Posted: at 21-09-2011 01:35 PM (13 years ago) | Gistmaniac

This world is full of wickedness

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Posted: at 21-09-2011 01:49 PM (13 years ago) | Upcoming

Na waoo this is wickedness

Posted: at 21-09-2011 03:23 PM (13 years ago) | Upcoming

but our police are they humans or boko harams, the place i am now is this type of case rich aganist poor , the police will make sure the rich regreat his life, well as someone who pur acid  to a woman walk away free how much some that shoot  phyuk nigerias police

Posted: at 21-09-2011 03:44 PM (13 years ago) | Upcoming