Convict Shot Dead in Abuja After Attempted Escape

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Convict Shot Dead in Abuja After Attempted Escape
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A 27-year-old convict, Ibrahim Yahaya, has been shot dead in Abuja by some corrections personnel after he allegedly jumped down from the vehicle conveying him to prison in a bid to escape.

A 27-year-old convict, Ibrahim Yahaya, has been shot dead in Abuja by some corrections personnel after he allegedly jumped down from the vehicle conveying him to prison in a bid to escape. The convict, apprehended by the operatives of the Abuja Environmental Protection Board (AEPB) Task Force, was tried and convicted by a Mobile Court sitting in Wuse Market. Two armed corrections personnel , who were in the vehicle, went after him and, in the process, shot him.

The convict was immediately rushed to a nearby hospital where doctors on ground confirmed him dead. The development led an irate mob who witnessed the situation to set ablaze eight vehicles and 10 shops in the environment

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