Monday, June 9, 2025 - A senior officer identified as Lieutenant Commodore M Buba has been st@bbed to de@th by a hoodlum in Kaduna.
Eyewitnesses say the attack occurred after the hoodlum
attempted to rob the officer of his mobile phone and other valuables at the
Kawo bridge.
Buba who was on course at the Armed Forces and Command Staff
College (AFCSC), Jaji had a flat tire while on his way returning to Jaji when
he was attacked by the assailant.
“He alighted
from his car trying to change the flat tyre, when the unknown assailant
suddenly appeared and demanded him to handover his GSM phone. The senior
officer refused questioning the rationale when the assailant suddenly stabbed
him on the chest with a local knife.”an eyewitness told DailyTrust
Suleiman Dahiru, a local vigilante, who witnessed the
altercation attempted to help the deceased but was also st@bbed in the hand by
the assailant too.
The assailant was subsequently overpowered and mobbed by
nearby people who also ki!led him on the spot.
A senior military officer who did not want to he mentioned
said
“The wounded
senior officer was initially rushed to Manaal Hospital but was confirmed dead
on arrival. The corpse of the deceased was subsequently evacuated to 44
Nigerian Army Referee Hospital, Kaduna mortuary for further action.
Troops in
plain clothes, police and other civil security agencies have been mobilised and
tasked on covert operations to identify and clear all miscreants loitering
around bus stops and other black spots in Kaduna Metropolis.”
When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer, ASP
Mansir Hassan confirmed the incident and described it as ‘unfortunate’. He,
however, assured that the police were doing everything possible to secure the
area and the state at large.
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