Shiites had shot dead a Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of Operations at the Federal Capital Territory Police Command, DCP Usman Umar Belel during a shootout between the police and the members of Shiite in Abuja on Monday.
Umar was shot down as he tried to stop the violence by Shi’ite members who disrupted commercial activities, vehicular movement and destruction of public properties during their protest at the Federal Secretariat, Abuja.
Umar gave up the ghost in an undisclosed hospital.
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Confirming the report, a police Inspector said, “The DCP was a very good man. We were at the mosque last Friday when he saw one man looking so haggard. The man told him how he had not been paid for over 14 months because he was unable to complete his IPPIS (Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information.)
“On hearing that the man was an Inspector, DCP Umar hugged him and immediately made calls to the officers in charge of the platform and the budget office. Today, the Inspector has been directed to come to the IPPIS office for enrollment on the platform. His death is so shocking.”