Abia vigilante, Bakassi, shoots man, Izuchukwu Mbakwe, dead after he was accused of stealing a mobile phone (graphic video)An official of the Abia State Vigilantee Service(VGN) aka Bakassi, fatally shot a 27-year-old staff of De Choice Eatery in Umuahia, Abia state, over a missing phone.
The deceased, identified as Izuchukwu Mbakwe, died after he was shot at close range by the vigilante guard. The incident happened in front of the eatery at Okpara Square, beside a new-generation bank on Sunday, March 26, 2023.
According to reports, Mbakwe, a native of Umuosu Okaiuga Nkwoegwu in Umuahia North Local Government, recently returned to Nigeria from Dubai and got a job at DE Choice fast food.
The late Izuchukwu Mbakwe was allegedly being owed 5 Months salary by the management of DE CHOICE fast food before his untimely death yesterday, March 26.
According to eyewitness reports, troubled started when a company-owned phone went missing at the restaurant.
Izuchukwu had arrived at work when the Internal Auditor summoned Vigilante Security Guards and demanded his arrest over the disappearance of the phone.
The guards allegedly stripped Izuchukwu Mbakwe accusing him of being responsible for the missing phone and beat him.
One of the guards then shot Izuchukwu in his leg causing injury to his femoral artery. The gunshots terrified other customers in the restaurant who took to their heels.
On realizing his action, the vigilante man reportedly removed his service uniform and tried to use it to stop the sea of blood that was gushing out of the victim’s body.
The victim was rushed to FMC Umuahia for treatment but he died having lost so much blood.