- The rampaging hoodlums reportedly killed Mohammed after stabbing him in head at a wedding ceremony.
Hoodlums terrorising residents in some parts of Niger State have killed a health worker, Umar Mohammed.
The rampaging hoodlums reportedly killed Mohammed after stabbing him in head at a wedding ceremony.
The incident, it was gathered, happened last Friday, at Gbeganu area of Minna, the State capital.
Locals familiar with the incident disclosed that the hoodlums, numbering over 10, stormed the venue with dangerous weapons and stabbed the deceased few minutes after he arrived at venue of the wedding.
They disclosed that as the health worker attempted to leave the venue, one of the hoodlums stabbed him in the head with his dagger.
It’s gathered that police in the middle belt State have been battling with the widespread nefarious activities of the hoodlums who are unleashing terror on residents of the State.
The Niger State Police Command confirmed the incident,stating that two suspects have been apprehended in connection to the killing of a Mohammed.
The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Wasiu Abiodun, in a statement in Minna said, Mohammed was returning from his workplace and decided to attend the wedding ceremony.
According to him, “On 17/5/2024 at about 2200hrs, it was reported at Kpakungu Division that there was a wedding ceremony at Gbeganu area, while some miscreants from the Area reportedly led by one Ukasha and others armed with dangerous weapons attacked a victim named Umar Mohammed 35yrs.”
The state police image maker explained that the victim was inflicted with serious injury on the head, and he was rushed to General Hospital Minna, where he later gave up the ghost and was confirmed dead by a doctor.
“The police patrol teams were drafted to the scene and two suspects were arrested while others fled from the scene,” he revealed.
Abiodun added that efforts are ongoing to apprehend the fleeing suspects as the incident is under investigation.