BY UTHMAN BABA-SIRAJDEEN, MINNA.
The Commissioner of Police in Niger State,CP Abdullahi Adamu Elleman,has called upon to as a matter of urgency,order for the arrest of the District head of Ekugi village in Katcha Local government area of Niger State Mallam Abdullahi Kaffa, for masterminding the brutal killing of one Mohammed Baba Mohammed.
Mohammed Baba was said have completed his National Youth Service from far away Enugu state,in May 2025 just returned to the village to the embrace of his Community before his life just cut short on the order of the District head.
In a petition forwarded to the Commissioner of Police by a Minna based legal practitioner Chief Olukunle Oluwole and copied to our correspondent in Minna,alleged that Mallam Abdullahi Kaffa, had on the July, 25th 2025 spearheaded and Personally led over twenty persons to the Ekugi village and shot the deceased severally until he was killed.
According to the petitioner,the Invaders were fully armed to the teeth with dangerous weapons," such as: Cutlasses,axes,dane guns among other dangerous weapons chanting war songs right in the presence of the Mornach.
" Upon sighting the rampaging Invaders, the villagers consisting of women, children,youths and elderly took to their heels for the safety of their lives and ran Helter Skelter.
" 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 one Alhaji Baba Ali Matu ordered Suleiman Saidu Gbapo to shoot the deceased Mohammed Baba Mohammed at a shot range and was instantly killed adding that,not satisfied that he was dead, his body was further riddled with bullets.
Reiterating that the deceased just completed his NYSC in Enugu state and have just returned to the village only to be killed therefore his life was cut short for committing no crime or offence.
" It is pertinent to state that other Victims who sustained various degree of injuries are Presently receiving medical attention at different health care centers."he added.
Alleging further, Chief Olukunle Oluwole, insisted that the Invaders numbering over twenty two while still rampaging the villagers carted away with six Bajaj Motorcycles,200 bags of rice, and destroyed the ware house where the rice were stored and carted away the sum of Seven hundred thousand Naira (N700,000) cash being 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.
" At this juncture,we are inclined to state that despite the loss of lives and properties and unprovoked intimidation from the Invaders,as law abiding Citizens,we have emphasized to our clients the need to maintain the peace and not to make any reprisal attack to avoid blood shed and total breakdown of law and order" he added.
The Invaders, according to the legal practitioner, still go about threatening and boasted that they have the backing and support of people highly placed in the government of Niger State and Abuja nothing will happen to them.
He said since the incident happened, he cautioned his clients to remain calm and law abiding assuring them that the Hudlooms are not above the laws of the land " and they would be made to face the full wrath of the law if found culpable"
" We are aware quite aware of the current Insecurity prevalent in the state.and in order to avoid blood shed and lost of lives and total breakdown of law and order we implore, as a matter of urgency to intervene in this matter and save our clients lives from being terminated prematurely and be displaced from their ancestral village by these hudlooms" the legal practitioner concluded
Speaking in a telephone interview the District head of Ekugi, Mallam Abdullahi Kaffa he said the petitioners are supposed to report him to the Police Commissioner rather than speaking to the Press.
" I expect them to complain to the Commissioner of Police instead of coming to report me to the Press. I'm waiting for their police invitation because I'm informed that they have filed a petition against me to the Commissioner of Police.
" I don't want to talk to you Journalists. I expect to hear that the Commissioner of Police will call me not a Journalist please," he told our Correspondent through his phone number 08039698877.
