Some
hoodlums have left the residents of a suburb of the Federal Capital
Territory in fear after storming the area to wreck havoc.
Men of the Nigeria Police Force
Shuaibu Tijani, a 59-year-old man, has been killed by some
miscreants popularly known as Koro boys at Tunga Maje, a suburb of the
Federal Capital Territory.
According to Punch Metro, Tijani, who hailed from Ofejiji-Oganenugu
in Dekina Local Government Area of Kogi State, allegedly died during an
attack on him by the Koro boys last Tuesday, but the police have yet to
make an arrest in connection with the incident.
One of the deceased’s sons, Sani, said his father was attacked by
about 12 hoodlums who stormed their residence at Angwa Bassa, with the
aim of attacking him and his brother, Salam, following a disagreement
during a football game.
He said, “When we were playing football at a field in Tunga
Maje on Tuesday, a boy came and he was asked to be the goalkeeper for my
team but I declined because he was not too good. I decided to be the
goalkeeper and the boy insulted me.
“My younger brother, Salam, who was at the field asked the boy
to stop insulting me, saying I was not his age mate. The Koro boys
started threatening us, boasting that they would come for us later.
“Around 8pm, they arrived at our residence, about 12 of them,
with cutlasses, knives and some of them were holding sticks. They
started looking for Salam who was at a pharmacy store watching
television at the time. I quickly ran to him, called him out and urged
him to go and hide in the room.
“But as soon as I came out, I saw my father advancing towards
the boys to ask them what they wanted. They attacked him and he fell
down, hitting his head on a stone.”
According to the wife of the deceased, Habibat, the police officers
at Tunga Maje police post were reluctant to arrest the assailants “because they were afraid of the Koro boys.”
She said an officer assisted her to take her husband to the Zuba
police station, but he died on the way. The widow called on the
Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris to ensure that the killers of
her husband were brought to justice to serve as a deterrent to others.
The Investigating Police Officer, Alhassan Dan-Fulani confirmed the incident, describing it as unfortunate.
He added that the police were yet to make arrests, noting that detectives were on the trail of the suspects.
“It is a case of homicide. We have to be careful on how we carry out the arrest so that the culprits do not escape,” he said.
Meanwhile, Tijani has been buried in his home town, Ofejiji-Oganenugu, on Thursday in accordance with Islamic rites.
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