Shooting at Kaduna government house

Director of Information shot while attempting to force his way into government house

A serving Director with the Kaduna state Ministry of Information was yesterday shot by security operatives attached to the Sir Kashim Ibrahim House seat of the Kaduna state government, thereby creating pandemonium in and around Kaduna metropolis and sending speculations that the Boko Haram Islamic sect had attacked the place.
The victim identified as Isuwa Kiboru who is said to be the Director of Finance in the Ministry was said to have been shot by the security operatives when he attempted to force his way into the Government House which serves both as residence and office of the governor.
Sources told The Nation gathered that Director had come to the government house requesting to see the governor and was told by the security men at the gate that the governor had travelled out of town to Abuja.
He was said to have reversed his car giving the impression that he wanted to leave, only to attempt forcing his way into the government house, forcing the security operatives at the gate to open fire on him.
The source said that was forced to a stop within the Government House after the car rear tires were deflated by bullets fired by the security operatives and was also hit both on his belly and leg when he came out of the car.
The shooting of Kiboro believed to be a pastor at the Living Faith Church in Kaduna caused pandemonium in the metropolis as news immediately went round that unknown gunmen believed to be members of the Boko Haram Islamic sect had attacked the government.
All roads leading to the government house were immediately condoned off by heavily armed security men.
Our source who is a senior government official told The Nation that the security men open fire on Kiboru when he refused to obey their order stopping from entering the Government House, saying “yes, he is a director in the ministry of information.
“But when the security people stopped him, he refused to stop and they opened fire on him. They don’t know who he is and what his mission was. You should realize that even staff of the government house go through this same security checks everyday.
“Even Commissioners are not left out of this security checks. You as Press people, you know that anytime you come to the government house, you pass through this same security check. So, no one can say why he refused to stop and so, they shot him on the leg and he was taken to the 44 Army Reference Hospital for treatment when he was identified as a staff of the state government”.
When contacted, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Media and Publicity, Reuben Buhari confirmed the incident, but said “my brother, we are in Abuja right now. But we heard what happened and I am on my way to Kaduna so that I will get the details of what happened.
“What we heard was that the man tried to force his way into the government house, refusing to stop when he was asked to stop. When we get the full briefing from the security people, I will get back to you”.
Officials of the 44 Army Reference Hospital located directly opposite the government refused Journalists access into the Hospital premises to speak with the victim.
Security in and around the Sir Kashim Ibrahim House seat of government in Kaduna had been tightened since the fuel subsidy strike when some youths attempted to gain access to the government house and all visitors to the government house, including state Commissioners, Permanent Secretaries and government appointees are subjected to serious security checks before being allowed into the government house.
The Nation