The Federal Capital Territory, FCT Police Command has commenced investigation into the death of an unnamed teenage hawker in the territory, who reportedly lost his life on November 13 after scaling a bridge around Bolingo Hotel, Abuja, while allegedly evading arrest by officials of the Abuja Environmental Protection Board, AEPB.
DAILY POST recalls that management of the board had earlier denied being responsible for the death of the hawker. The FCT Police Commissioner, Mr Wilson Inalegwu, addressing journalists in Abuja on Sunday, said some arrests have been made and investigation was ongoing.
According to the Police boss, “We are investigating that case, we have made arrest and we are trying to narrow it down to whoever is responsible for that.
“We are investigating, that is all that I can say. We are very much aware of that case and officials of the board have been advised to be evenhanded while carrying out their duties.”
Appealing to FCT residents to show understanding by obeying the law against hawking in the territory, he said, “We have told them to be evenhanded and told the management to deal with any staff that is overexcited but we also appeal to residents to show understanding by not engaging in street hawking.
“If everybody is allowed to hawk on the street, the traffic will not flow and we will begin to have traffic robbers,” Inalegwu stated.
“Abuja is a cosmopolitan city,” he noted, adding that ‘the standard should not be so lowered as to encourage criminality.'”
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