Femi Badejo, an employee of Access Bank Plc who was reportedly shot alongside a security guard, Joshua Musa, on Saturday by policemen at Ikota area of Lagos has cried out that he’s still in serious pains, saying that the bullet lodged in his wrist could not be removed at the moment because of fear of complications.
According to the helpless lad, “I’m still in pain from the bullet wounds. I was shot five times. Four of the bullets have been removed but the fifth one is still lodged in my wrist and because of fear of complications, doctors can’t touch it for now.”
It was gathered that the victim, an alumnus Covenant University has been moved from St. Nicholas Hospital, Lagos Island, to an undisclosed hospital.
Meanwhile, Covenant University Alumni Association has written a petition to the Inspector-General of Police, Muhammed Abubakar, over the alleged shooting.
Mr. Reginald Bassey, the Vice-President of the Covenant University Alumni Association, Abuja chapter blamed the police for handling of the situation and for failing to issue a public apology.
The VP lamented that the incident was unfortunate, stressing that Badejo is a promising young man, a husband and a father-to-be, who had been left incapacitated for days if not weeks.
His words, “We have written a petition to demand for three things. First, we want a thorough investigation into the matter and we want the policemen who shot the victims to be brought to book.
“We see it as callous that those who are paid to secure lives could storm a compound and start shooting sporadically.
He added that: “Also, we want compensation for Badejo and the compensation must be commensurate with the extent of the injury.”
“We want a formal apology from the Inspector-General of police addressed to Badejo,” he said.
Also the Coordinator of the Lagos chapter of the association, Mr. Olufemi Fajemisin, who personally signed the petition, blasted the police over incessant allegations of extra-judicial killings.
It would be recalled that Badejo and Musa were allegedly shot by the policemen who responded to a distress call about a robbery operation in the banker’s home on Saturday at Ikota area of Lagos.
Badejo was shot five times while Musa was hit twice.
However, the police claimed that the banker was shot only once while the security guard had been shot by the suspected armed robbers before they arrived at the scene.
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