The Kaduna state police command has arrested six members of a mob that k!lled two male travelers, Aliyu Mohammed, 40, and Muhammadu Sani, 45, who were traveling on a motorcycle to Tundun Wada Zaria to see their sick uncle on July 1.
According to the police, while the travelers were passing through Gidan Kalu Village, some unidentified persons allegedly became suspicious after seeing them riding a new motorcycle and began shouting “thieves.”
Fearing for their lives, the victims abandoned the motorcycle and fled. They were, however, pursued by an angry mob who brutally att@cked and lynched them to de@th.
On receipt of the complaint, Police operatives from Birnin yero division swung into action and arrested one Abdullahi Mukailu Kigo and five others
The suspects confessed to the crime and are currently in Police custody, while investigation is ongoing to identify and apprehend other persons who participated in the unlawful k!lling of the two victims