A vigilante operating at Dei-Dei community in Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mujahid Ibrahim (32), has reportedly shot himself while trailing a suspect in the area.
According to Daily Trust, the bullets from his rifle injured him around his feet, with at least seven cartridges extracted from his body.
He was said to be awaiting x-ray results for the possibility of more cartridges in his body.
The incident took place around 12 a.m. in the early hours of Wednesday, April 2, 2025, when the victim and his colleague intercepted a resident in the neighborhood they were guarding for working at late hours.
Speaking at the Kubwa General Hospital, where he was rushed to, Ibrahim said the suspect came around 12 a.m. against the 11 p.m. curfew agreed upon by the members of the community.
“My colleague, who attended to him, tried in vain to make him understand the rule, but instead of cooperating, he resorted to violence. In an effort to scare him, I cocked my rifle, pointing it toward the sky. I later withdrew the rifle back to my shoulder but forgot to secure it, and in the process of running toward him as he was having a scuffle with my colleague, the gun fired out some bullets that hit me around my feet,’’ he said.
Also speaking, his colleague, who accompanied him to the hospital, Ben Isaac, said that following the incident, the resident in question disappeared, but his elder brother had taken full responsibility, including covering the treatment charges.
He added that a 24-hour warning had been issued to the suspect to appear or face arrest.
