Mob on Tuesday razed sections of the popular Wuse market, protesting the killing of a suspect by a Police officer attached to the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) Mobile Court.
The FCTA Mobile Court operates within the vicinity of the market.
It was gathered that the police officer mistook the suspect excuse to go to the mosque for prayers for attempts to escape after the Court ruled he should be taken into custody.
The suspect, who was in his early 20s, was shot as he made his way hurriedly into the mosque during a call for prayer.
The development caused pandemonium in the market as angry youths razed a car park, some shops and an office of the Abuja Markets Management Limited (AMML)
With some.section of the market on fire, policemen immediately barricaded all entrances and exits into the market.
Some people jumped the perimeter fence to escape the panicking situation inside the market as policemen fired tear gas and shot sporadically to scare hoodlums from taking advantage of the situation.
The fire fighters were on hand to arrest the situation as they put out the fire at the car park. But about four vehicles had been burnt by then.
The spokesperson of Abuja Markets Management Limited (AMML), Innocent Amaechina confirmed that the AMML’s office in the market and some shops were burnt down by the hoodlums while some staff members have not been found.
He also said he has not been able to access the market to determine the extent of damages becsuse Police ĥad condoned it off.
When contacted, FCT Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh confirmed the incident.
She said she was yet to gather information on the incident.
