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Femi Gbajabiamila, speaker of the house of representatives, on Sunday visited the home of Ifeanyi Okereke, a newspaper vendor who was shot by his security aide.

The number four citizen had described the incident as “horrible”.

During his visit to the late vendor’s residence at Kwata area of Madalla-Suleja, Niger state, Gbajabiamila said Okereke’s family has become his responsibility and that he has instructed his lawyers to set up a trust fund for the children.

“Those children have now become my children. I have made commitments to the family to train them until they become adults,” he said.

“The incident has touched me in no small measure and in ways difficult for anyone to understand. I am a man of peace and not violence.”

@SpeakerGbaja, who visited the Abuja newspapers distribution centre at Area 1 in Abuja, said Ifeanyi, who died from a bullet fired by one of the security aides attached to his convoy, would get justice.
“the arc of the moral universe is long but it always bends towards justice”

— Speaker of the House of Representatives (@SpeakerGbaja) November 22, 2020

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Gbajabiamila also visited the association of vendors in Abuja to condole with them on the death of their colleague and to assure them that Okereke will get justice.

Below are photos.

Gbaja at he resident of late Okereke

Gbaja with Okereke’s new born baby

Gbaja consoles wife of the late vendor shot by his security aide

Some members of the vendors association in Abuja

Gbaja with some members of newspapers vendors association in Abuja