A Minna-based legal practitioner, Chief Olukunle Oluwole, has sent a petition to the Commissioner of Police in Niger State, CP Abdullahi Adamu Elleman, over the alleged killing of one Mohammed Baba.
He called on the commissioner to, as a matter of urgency, order the arrest of those behind the killing of Baba.
The petitioner said Mohammed Baba recently completed his National Youth Service in Enugu state, and had returned to Ekugi village in Katcha local government area of Niger state before his untimely death.
He alleged that some influential people in the village spearheaded and led a team of over 20 people to the Ekugi village and shot the deceased severally until he was dead.
According to the petitioner, the invaders were armed with dangerous weapons, Cutlasses, axes, and dane guns among others and killed him
“Upon sighting the rampaging invaders, the villagers consisting of women, children, youths and elderly took to their heels running helter skelter for their lives, In the process, the invaders also attacked and killed Mohammed Baba Mohammed who just finished serving his father’s land in Enugu state and members of his family while working in their farm.” the petitioner alleged.
He further alleged that Baba was shot at close range and his body was further riddled with bullets, saying, “It is pertinent to state that other victims who sustained various degrees of injuries are presently receiving medical attention at different health care centres”.
In his petition, Chief Oluwole alleged that the invaders carted away six Bajaj Motorcycles and 200 bags of rice, destroyed the warehouse where the rice was stored, and carted away N700,000 cash, which was the money collected from rice sellers as revenue generated for the local government.
It was further alleged that the rampaging invaders stole the sum of N1.5 million belonging to one Hon. Ibrahim Baba Mohammed, an elder brother to the deceased.
