Hoodlum stabs serving senior military officer to death, got killed by angry mob in Kaduna

A hoodlum on Sunday pounced on a senior officer and stabbed him to death in Kaduna.

The late officer who was identified as
Lieutenant Commodore M Buba died due bleeding shortly after he was stabbed.

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Reports said, the senior officer is to be robbed of his mobile phone and other valuables at the Kawo bridge, but resisted and was immediately stabbed.

The late officer was said to be on his way to Jaji when he had a flat tire at Kawo bridge.

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He was on course at the Armed Forces and Command Staff College (AFCSC), Jaji.

The eyewitness account said the officer was approached by the unknown hoodlum to surrender his handset and other valuables moments he alighted from his car to fix his flat tire which he questioned the rationale and refused.

Angered by the question, the hoodlum immediately stabbed him on the chest with a local knife.”

Unfortunately, a local vigilante identified as Suleiman Dahiru who attempted to assist the officer was stabbed on his hand before people around the scene overpowered the assailant and mobbed him to death immediately.

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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