Ex-Bauchi Commissioner Did Not Intentionally Kill 68-Yr-Old Man ― Police
Bauchi State Police Command has declared that it is doing everything possible to ensure that justice was served in the criminal case involving a former Commissioner in Bauchi State, Mohammed Damina.
Recall that there were reports that Damina who holds the revered traditional title of Galadiman Dass allegedly knocked down his friend, Adamu Babanta with his car and killed him in the process.
It would also be recalled that the deceased had accused Damina of trying to woo his teenage daughter, Khadija into a sexual relationship after Khadijat reported the former commissioner to her father.
The enraged father was then said to have hatched a plan with his daughter to “catch” Damina by asking her to meet up with the commissioner, but the confrontation ended in tragedy.
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Giving an update on the matter, Bauchi State Police Commissioner, Sanda Mamman Umar, said that a preliminary investigation showed that the victim, Adamu Babanta, 68 years old, died as a result of a fatal motor accident.
He also said that the investigation showed that the deceased was not intentionally killed by Mohammed Damina as widely reported on social media.
The Commissioner further explained that Police preliminary investigation has revealed that Mohammed Damina did not intentionally kill Babanta saying that the suspect was only evading being mobbed after the deceased allegedly raised the alarm that he was a thief.
The CP also said that the deceased daughter’s and two other witnesses testified to the Police that the former Commissioner was only driving away in his car after being called a thief by the late Babanta.
According to him, “Following recent public narratives on the matter, it has become imperative to update members of the public on the Command’s Investigative findings and position regarding the case.
By PRNigeria
