Wednesday, January 1, 2025 - A soldier identified as Emmanuel Adam and two men reportedly sustained injuries after engaging in a fight at their female friend's birthday party at a hotel in Abuja.
According to Daily Trust, the incident took place at Kajini community,
off the Abuja-Zuba expressway around 11pm on Thursday
The manager of the facility, Richard Omaka, told the publication that
the woman, who organised the event, had invited people from within and outside
the town to grace the event.
“The guests were eating, drinking, and having fun, until around 11:48pm,
when I heard a kind of unpleasant conversation. So, I moved toward the scene
and tried to find out the reason," he explained.
‘’I discovered that it was a confrontation between a resident, named
Yusuf and a soldier, named Emmanuel. So, I tried to settle the matter by taking
one of them to the VIP section, and continued with my other schedules that
night."
Another witness, who preferred to remain anonymous, said the soldier
later went to the VIP section where he confronted the resident, hitting him in
the process. The man reportedly sustained injury around his mouth.
“He wanted to retaliate but he was calmed by others and taken out of the
hotel premises, before the facility was locked from within," the witness
narrated.
“However, somebody from inside opened the gate as if he was leaving the
venue, and before the gate could be locked, Yusuf, the injured resident forced
his way in and hit the soldier in the face. The soldier passed out and Yusuf
fled the scene immediately.
“He was trailed and brought back to the venue by some people who also
beat him in the process.”
The hotel manager further said he locked Yusuf in a room in the hotel in
order to avoid mob action on him.
He said a screen door attached to the reception of the facility was
destroyed by some people who tried to access the locked resident.
“The police arrived at the venue some minutes after 1am, and took the
two to their station, and later to the clinic,” the hotel manager said.
The third injured resident was identified as Bola Alunsko, who was said
to be the person who opened the hotel gate after it was locked to deny Yusuf
access.
He was reportedly held by the soldier, who hit him severally before
being rescued. Our reporter met the soldier at the Kubwa General Hospital on
Friday, where he was later admitted.
When contacted, the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) in charge of ‘A’
Division, Dei-Dei, CSP MuktarGoni Adam, confirmed the incident.
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