Nigerians have mourned the death of Deputy Commissioner of Police, Usman A.K Umar, and Precious Owolabi, a National Youth Service Corp member working with the Channels Television.
DCP Umar and Owolabi were shot during the clash between the police and Shiite protesters in Abuja on Monday.
Sadly they died moments later while receiving treatment in a hospital in Abuja.
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Social media personalities and well-meaning Nigerians have begun to pay condolence to the family of the deceased while calling on the Federal Government to profer solution to insecurity
The Inspector-General of Police in a statement also decried the incident and warned that “Enough is Enough.”
Meanwhile, the management and staff of Channels television said they were saddened by the untimely death of the promising journalist.
According to a statement by Channels TV, the 23-year-old died of a gunshot wound he sustained while covering the clash between the police and the Shiite protesters on Monday in Abuja.
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The statement reads in part, “The management and staff of Channels Television are greatly saddened by the untimely and unfortunate death of such a promising journalist.
“We pray that God will grant his family the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss, and avail his soul eternal rest.”
However, the Islamic Movement of Nigeria claimed that no fewer than six of its members were killed during the bloody protest over the continued detention of its leader, Sheikh Ibraheem El-Zakzaky.
See some tweets:
We lost a corps member Precious Owolabi serving with Channels TV, DCP Umar and some protesting IMN members. These killings are avoidable. Government must rethink its rules of engagement, it is quite clear the current model isn’t working. These lives were wasted.
— JJ. Omojuwa (@Omojuwa) July 23, 2019
Dear president @MBuhari
Nigeria is boiling
Shiites is evolving to be another terror groupPrecious owolabi is gone
May his soul rest in peace! pic.twitter.com/evuvJptMlR
— Jeremiah Robert (@jerry2tweet) July 23, 2019
@channelstv young presenter Precious Owolabi, DCP Umar and members of the Shiite sect. May your souls Rest In Peace. ? I pray your deaths will bring about positive change in our country Nigeria. ???? pic.twitter.com/nuNnjyKWO0
— Last Born™ (@007Cardinal) July 23, 2019
RIP Precious Owolabi… A colleague is cut off from this earth… God I can’t just imagine this Baturey is gone!!! This is the most peaceful human on earth…??? pic.twitter.com/CHvks6gjWD
— YourLittleCrush (@july19born) July 23, 2019
Our condolences to the families of DCP Umar and Precious Owolabi, the @channelstv reporter and @PoliceNG shot dead yesterday during a Shiite-police clash in Abuja. President @MBuhari should act fast to “cool temper” all around. pic.twitter.com/rbdZo89h4l
— ELITE TYRES NIGERIA LIMITED. (@elite_wheel) July 23, 2019
May the souls of DCP Umar, Precious Owolabi and members of the Shiite sect who died yesterday rest in peace.
The strategy the government is using is obviously not working. Do they plan to continue to waste lives to make a statement? The FG needs to restrategise!! pic.twitter.com/pSVfYHudkH
— Baban Talk (@BabanTalk) July 23, 2019
Precious Owolabi, you deserved better from your country. May God console and comfort your family and loved ones. It’s so painful that a young man’s life is cut short. All his dreams and aspirations, every gift he was created to give, cut short! Nigeria Why?! pic.twitter.com/HWqg4irbLn
— Oghenefego Ofili (@OghenefegoOfili) July 23, 2019
Precious Owolabi, you deserved better from your country. May God console and comfort your family and loved ones. It’s so painful that a young man’s life is cut short. All his dreams and aspirations, every gift he was created to give, cut short! Nigeria Why?! pic.twitter.com/HWqg4irbLn
— Oghenefego Ofili (@OghenefegoOfili) July 23, 2019
Rest on Precious Owolabi. This country did not deserve you.
May all the people responsible for cutting your life short never know peace. ??— Leo Dasilva (@SirLeoBDasilva) July 23, 2019
A young journalist on his first job killed by a stray bullet in the stomach – while covering a small protest in Nigeria’s capital. Precious Owolabi could have been any of us. Whoever shot that bullet has to be held responsible. This announcement by his colleagues is too sad. https://t.co/UR5Q8WK2qe
— Stephanie Hegarty (@stephhegarty) July 23, 2019
I feel terribly bad about the death of Precious Owolabi and my Condolence goes to his family and the @channelstv.
The newscaster was full of tears,struggling with emotions while reading the news.
The tyranny you support today would hunt you tomorrow.
— Tosin Olugbenga (@TosinOlugbenga) July 23, 2019
Deepest condolences to @channelstv on the death of Precious Owolabi during the protest by Shi’ites today in Abuja. Journalists are always endangered species. People have no idea what we go through to get news for their consumption.. pic.twitter.com/TdbdeUzvV0
— JUSTDOIT9JA❁ #TeamMercy #BBNaija (@justdoit9ja) July 22, 2019
Allahu Akbar!
This is becoming unbearable. Why haven’t police started dealing decisively with this new set of terrorists? We cannot continue treating these people with kid gloves in the name of human right.
— Cunle (@aliuadekunle24) July 22, 2019
Allahu kabar…. Late DCP Umar laid to rest at Gudu cemetery a while ago. May Allah comfort his immediate family and the entire Force family. pic.twitter.com/IZZ2XRBLYT
— Shaba Baba Muhammad (@spychief) July 22, 2019
We the people of ths country Nigeria appeal to President Buhari and other relevant persons of authority to heed our calls and not let ths Shiite issue get out of hand. We are struggling with a lot at the moment including poverty to allow ths slide into uncontrollable violence.
— Afrikahman (@Afrikahdream) July 22, 2019
A leader shot at the back of the head?.
To all those who lost their lives, May Their Souls Rest in Peace.
Why keep holding their leader in captivity when several courts has ordered his bail?. Release him and try him correctly. We cannot afford another dragon.
I fault the FGN!— Daddins?n™? (@odaddinson) July 23, 2019
@PoliceNG kindly issue an official statement on how ‘an officer and a gentleman’ DCP Umar was killed. So as to avoid wrong information being spread and heightening tension. May Allah forgive his short comings and give his family the fortitude to bear this great loss. Ameen
— Ibrahim Adamu (@ibadamu55) July 22, 2019
