“I will spoil your leg” – SARS official says as he shot at victim’s foot

Ola Hammed, an Ogun state civil servant, has narrated how operatives of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad allegedly left his left foot shattered with a bullet.

Hammed said one of the SARS operatives aimed his gun and fired at bystanders who stood up to them as they harassed innocent residents in the Ibara, Abeokuta area of the state.

He was hit in the leg by a bullet allegedly fired by the official.

Here’s how he narrated his ordeal on Facebook, “My ordeal in the hands of the Federal SARS men happened on June 12, 2018. A fight erupted from an argument between a man and a FSARS team stationed under the Ibara Bridge, Abeokuta.

“The incident, which lasted for hours, drew the attention of many passersby and okada riders. At a point, one of the SARS officers spotted a guy among the crowd taking a video coverage of the incident. He approached the guy and started beating him up.

“The disgruntled crowd got angry and started throwing stones at the SARS operatives. The next thing we heard was that they (FSARS) opened fire, shooting continuously. They aimed at people with the intention to kill.Though some people were miles away from the scene of the incident, we all took to our heels, running for our lives because of stray bullets.

“One of them (cops) accosted me. I told him that I did not have anything to do with the stoning. I was saying that and moving away from him. He said, ‘I will spoil your leg,’ and the next I heard was a gunshot.”

He said he discovered that he had been hit by a bullet in the left foot, adding that he was rushed to a private hospital, from where he was referred to a general hospital in the area.
Hammed said he was not attended to on time because the health workers requested a police report to commence treatment.

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“I can barely leap on the other leg. I cannot sleep at night due to the pains I go through, while the person that perpetrated this inhuman act is out there in the comfort of his home,” he added.

Hammed said the SARS operatives misused their weapons and deserved to be sanctioned. He recalled that a few days after he was shot, the policemen allegedly invaded another Ogun community to disrupt a programme which led to the death of one Awilo.

“I want the Ogun State Government to act fast on the issue before the operatives wreaked more havoc on innocent and defenceless citizens. The conduct and operations of the SARS men have sent many Nigerians to their early graves,” he said.