Police officer mourns his colleague shot dead alongside seven others in Abuja

Omar Samari, an officer attached to the Niger State Police Command has taken to Facebook to mourn his friend and colleague, who was shot dead by gunmen in Abuja on Monday, July 2.

Unknown gunmen opened fire on policemen on stop-and-search duty operation at Galadimawa Roundabout, a suburb of Abuja, killing seven with one critically injured.

Posting a photo of the deceased police officer,  he wrote:

"Rest in peace to my humble gallant officer who they were attacked yesterday  night 2nd July 2018 in Abuja at Galadimawa round about by unknown gun men, it's a pitty we came together from 60pmf Benin edo state to Abuja on special duty since last year December 24th 2017 till date. but today their known more alive, may God almighty  help us through out in our duty post amen."

According to an eyewitness who said he narrowly escaped:

“The policemen were on stop-and-search operation. When they stopped the armed men for search they opened fire on the policemen killing seven of them and one was seriously injured.”