West Africa: Apo 20 - Ecowas Court Fixes May 10 for Judgement

Friday, 20th September 2013 will forever remain a nightmare to the victims and relatives of the deceased of the notorious shooting in the uncompleted building in Apo Legislative Quarter in Abuja by the officers and men of the State Security Service and the Nigerian Army.

The residents of Apo Legislative Quarters woke up to the horror of gunshots in an uncompleted building around the area of an alleged Boko Haram hideout by the combined operatives of the SSS and the Nigerian Army. The statement issued by the then Head of Public Relations of the Department of the State Security Services, Mrs. Marilyn Ogar, was that the raid by the joint task force was carried out after a receiving a tip-off from suspected Boko Haram member in their custody that a cache of arms was buried in the uncompleted building at Apo in Abuja. The raid claimed eight lives with about 14 people suffering several gunshot wounds.

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