A close friend of slain National Youth Service Corps member (NYSC), Abdulsamad Jamiu, has described him as a peaceful and lively individual, recounting how they spent hours together shortly before the tragic incident.
Yusuf Enesi, who spoke about the incident with The Cable, said he was with Jamiu on Friday night, just hours before he was allegedly shot in his room.
“We had spent Friday night with Samad. We hung out at a centre; he co-managed a game hub,” Enesi said.
He added that Jamiu engaged in several recreational activities during the outing.
“He played all manner of games, tennis, chess, and snooker, and I think his last game was a tennis game before we left,” he said.
Enesi said he was shocked when he received news of his friend’s death in the early hours of Saturday.
“I woke up to the call… that he was shot in his room,” he added.
Describing the deceased, Enesi maintained that Jamiu was not involved in any form of violence or criminal activity.
“Samad was a peaceful person,” he said.
He also raised concerns about the recent conduct of soldiers in the area, noting that there had been no prior record of violence in the estate.
According to him, tension only began to rise after military operatives allegedly started harassing residents weeks earlier.
Enesi further claimed that security operatives imposed a curfew in the community despite the absence of any major security crisis.
