By; Mohammed Kawu, Bauchi
Bauchi Police Operatives have apprehended the mastermind of 2021 post-election violence that culminated to the killing of six NYSC corps members and a police officer on duty post at the Giade Divisional Police Office in Bauchi state on the fateful election day.
“On 18th April 2011 between the hours of 1230h 1300hrs a group of youth led by one Kabiru Musa AKA Dawa stormed Giade Divisional Police Headquarters following the announcement of the 2011 Presidential Election result armed themselves with dangerous weapons and attacked the Giade Police Station”.
Bauchi State Police Commissioner, CP Auwal Musa Mohammed said that the Dawa-led gang was well-armed with dangerous weapons that included a knife popularly called Barandami, cutlasses, sticks, petrol (PMS) where they attacked F/No. 020827 W/PC. Rifkatu Bappa who was on counter duty at the charge room.
As a result, she sustained various degree of injuries and was immediately evacuated to FMC Azare and confirmed dead by a medical doctor. Similarly, the said Dawa who was the Ringleader and his gang members used petrol (PMS) and set ablaze a motor vehicle one Toyota Starlet belonging to one Mr. Peter Okoye which was kept for safekeeping during the peak of the attack”.
“In furtherance of this dastardly act, the said Dawa attacked one Bridget Peter Okeye wife of Mr. Peter Okoye cut-off her fingers, the set fire of the said Motor vehicle affected/burned down the station which led to the gruesome murder of six (6) corps members who were at the station for safety”.
Commissioner Auwal Mohammed who was Thursday parading suspect along with other suspects gave names of the slain corps members as
Nkwazema Anslem with call-up no. NYSC/OWP/2010/127350, state code; BA/10B/1160 of Imo state origin; and
Adewumi seun paul with call-up no. NYSC/OOU/2010/155553, state code; BA/10B/1301 of Ekiti state origin.
0thers are Okpokiri Obinna with call-up no. NYSC/AUU/2010/180200, state code; BA/10C/0950, state of origin; Abia
Teidi Olawale Tosin with call-up no. NYSC/ILR/2010/215976, state code; BA/10C/1220, state of origin; Kogi State.
Also mascred, commissioner enumerated, are Adewei Elliot with call-up no. NYSC/2011/0144144, state code; BA/11A/0274, state of origin; Bayelsa State; and Ukeoma Ikechukwu Chibuzor with call-up no NYSC/UNN/2011/077160, state code; BA/11A/1354, state of origin; Imo State.
“The above-mentioned corps members (May their soul rest in peace) tried to take to their heels while the said suspected killer (Dawa) alongside his syndicate run in pursued the corps members to their various locations of refuge and gruesomely murdered them one after the other”.
The commissioner further revealed that the syndicate also attacked and broke into shops of traders and carted away valuables, further causing a breakdown of law and order.
“After a manhunt for a decade, the Suspect has been arrested and the investigation is ongoing, after the conclusion, he will be arraigned in court based on the findings of the investigation”, CP Auwal recalled.
He added, “It may interest you to also know that the same suspect (Dawa) in a related development has been arraigned before the court for a case of criminal conspiracy and culpable homicide. The incident occurred on the 26th of April, 2024 at about 1030hrs, when some water vendors inhabitants of Unguwar Tudun Maje Giade town discovered the decomposed body of an adult girl in a well situated in the same address”.
“Following the discovery of the decomposed body, they reported at the Divisional Police Headquarters Giade, where the DPO drafted his men, visited the scene and removed the remains to General Hospital Giade and she was certified dead by a medical doctor”.
“Subsequently, the DPO invited the residents to come forward for identification and she was identified as Aisha Mohammad ‘f’ aged 17yrs of Giade LGA, Bauchi State”.
The commissioner explained that during the investigation, two people were accused and arrested in connection to the crime namely Kabiru Musa aged 30yrs aka “Dawa”, and Anas Adamu aged 31yrs all of Giade LGA in Bauchi state.
“During interrogation, the first defendant denied the allegation against him while the second accused freely confessed to the crime and confirmed that they killed the said (Aisha) deceased and dumped her body into the well together with the said Dawa who happens to be his boss”.
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