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The Nigerian Police has vowed to go away no “stone unturned” in its investigation right into a case of jungle justice that resulted within the loss of life of a person recognized as Peter in Bauchi state.
The state police command’s spokesman, Ahmed Wakil, in an announcement on Thursday, April 10, 2025, stated the incident which occurred on April 9, additionally left one other man, 38-year-old Dokagk Danladi with extreme accidents within the Lushi space of Bauchi state.
Wakil defined that victims have been accused of stealing a canine, resulting in a mob assault on them.
As reported by Channels TV, he famous that the assault befell round 11.30 pm when a gaggle of youths focused the 2 people.
One of many victims, Dokagk Danladi, suffered severe machete wounds to his head and was rushed to Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Educating Hospital (ATBUTH) for remedy. His companion, Peter, whose final identify stays unidentified, was discovered lifeless on the scene.
A crew of detectives led by the Divisional Police Officer visited the crime scene to establish these chargeable for the assault and collect extra details about the incident.
He additionally acknowledged that the Bauchi state police commissioner, Sani-Omolori Aliyu, condemned the incident, describing it as “barbaric” and damaging to the nation’s authorized system.
The CP harassed that it’s fallacious for anybody to imagine the position of legislation enforcement, including that the suspects ought to be handed over to the police or related authorities for due course of.
In one other improvement, NewsWatch.com.ng reported {that a} man recognized as Friday Onu has been arrested for assaulting a feminine driver, Yetunde Amole, throughout an tried automobile battery theft in Lagos.
The suspect was apprehended by Maroko Division officers shortly after the assault however fell unwell in custody and is now being handled at Falomo Police Hospital.
The Lagos State Police Command has condemned the act, assuring the general public that Onu shall be arraigned as soon as declared match for trial.
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