Angry youths in Babura Local Government of Jigawa State, have murdered a 50-year-old suspected cattle rustler, identified as Yahaya Adamu.
According to a resident, a group of cattle rustlers stormed Unguwan Toro village and stole their animals on Tuesday.
The resident explained that as a result, a group of youths mobilised and traced the footprints of the culprits, which subsequently led to the attack on the suspected thieves.
The incident was confirmed by the Police Spokesman of the State Command, Lawan Shiisu Adam, who said, “Police on August 16, 2023, at about 1100 hrs. received a report that, animal rustlers stormed the house of a 60-year-old Hardo Musa of Unguwar Toro village Babura LGA, and stole his unspecified number of sheep.
“Thereafter, people from the village mobilised and traced the footprints of the culprits, fortunately, they found the sheep alongside the thieves. In the process, one of the suspects, 50-year-old Alh. Yahaya Adamu of Indurkuba village, Babura LGA was seriously injured by mob action.”
Shiisu said that upon receiving the information, policemen attached to Babura Division, swiftly moved to the scene and took the victim to the General Hospital in Babura for treatment.
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He said the suspect died on Monday while receiving treatment.
The police spokesman said three more suspects; Kabiru Muazu, Hardo Musa, and Saidu Wanzam were arrested in connection with the crime.
He said the suspects would be taken to court after the investigation.
Meanwhile, the pilot of the Nigerian Air Force MI-171 jet that crashed in Niger State, Flight Lieutenant Ibrahim Adamu Abubakar, has been laid to rest.
Abubakar’s remains were laid to rest in Zaria, Kaduna State, after a prayer conducted at Haruna Danja Jumma’at mosque.
The prayer was led by the Chief Imam of the mosque, Sheikh Muhammad Sani Gumi.
Family members of the deceased and hundreds of mourners from all walks of life attended the burial.
The family of the late pilot had earlier performed a proxy funeral prayer (Salatul Gha’ib) for the deceased at Gaskiya Corporation Mosque in Tudun Jukun, Zaria.
An elder brother of the deceased, Abubakar Adamu explained that the family earlier performed a proxy funeral prayer in absentia for the deceased when they could not receive the corpse of the late pilot.
He said, “When we concluded that we might not see the corpse of late Ibrahim, the family decided to conduct a funeral prayer for the deceased in absentia which was observed on Thursday as ordained by our religion, Islam.
“Such prayer in Islam is called Salatul Gha’ib and it is observed when the corpse of a deceased is not found. Therefore, as relatives, we have a religious burden to perform the prayer with or without the corpse.
“However, now that the corpse has been discovered, it is also mandatory for us to perform another funeral prayer for the deceased which is not out of place. And that’s what we just did.”