ThedrunkNaval Ratingwho allegedly stabbed and shot a medical doctor two weeks agoin Lekki area of Lagos has been arrested.

His arrest was confirmed by the Director of Naval Information, Commodore Adedotu Ayo-Vaughan,weekend.

The medical doctor, Owen Edo-Ojo, who went for a spa session on Gbamgbala street, Elegushi, Lekki, at about 7.30pm parked his car in front of a building reportedly owned by a senior military personnel.

Explaining what happened, the mother of the injured doctor, who took to social media to alert Military authorities, said her son had barelyturned off the ignition when a man in muftiknocked on the vehicle. She was seen in the video with her battered son on the hospital bed.

Explaining,she said “he wounddown the glassand asked what the problem was. The man in muftitold him to move the car or he wouldmove him.

“My son said he should have said it calmly. The next thing the mansaid was that ‘I will shoot you and the Federal Government will give me thanks. He (son) thought it was a joke. Then, three soldiers who were guarding the buildingdragged my son out of the car and gave him the beating of his life.

“One of them brought a knife and stabbed him on the neck. He also had acut on the hand. Nigerians, see whatsecurity men have done. They also shot him while on his way to the police station. Hemanaged to go to a nearby police (Ilasan) andreported the matter.

“One of the bullets has been extracted. The others are still inside his body. I want the Government, Navy, Army and Policeto find out the man and why my son shoulddeserve this ill treatment that was meted on him because he parked and was not resisting them not to move the car.”

It was gathered that when the report reached the naval headquarters, the Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Awwal Gambo, directed that the rating be fished out.

Director of Naval Information, Commodore Adedotu Ayo-Vaughan, confirmed that the rating in question had been apprehended and detained while dueinvestigation was ongoingto unravel the circumstances that led to the alleged shooting and stabbing of Dr Owen.

Ayo-Vaughan said; “Furthermore, the Commander, Nigerian Navy Ship Wey, at Navy Town, Ojo Lagos, underwhose jurisdiction the incident occurred paid a visit to the Edo-Ojo family on March 24, 2022, to empathize and confirm the condition of Dr. Owen. Equally, as directed by the Chief of the Naval Staff, if found culpable; the ratingwould be appropriately punished with the extant provisions of the Armed Forces Act.

“The Nigerian Navy assures the general public that the Serviceis not unmindful of the place of discipline, professionalism and respect of the civil populace by naval personnel in the discharge of their duties.

“Accordingly, the general public is assured of the Navy’s commitment to the respect and protection of law abiding citizens while ensuring that appropriate punishment is meted out onany of its personnel that violates extant regulations and Standard Operating procedure,” he explained (Vanguard)