Herdsmen In Court Over Murder Of Colleague

The police charged Ibrahim Tukur, 22; Ahmodu Riskuwa, 35, and Babuga Umaru, 30, with conspiracy, murder and illegal possession of firearms.

An Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court sitting in Ibadan on Thursday ordered that three herders be remanded in a correctional centre for allegedly murdering their colleague.

The police charged Ibrahim Tukur, 22; Ahmodu  Riskuwa, 35, and Babuga Umaru, 30, with conspiracy, murder and illegal possession of firearms.

Magistrate I. O. Osho, however, did not consider taking the plea of the suspects.

She ordered that they be remanded in Abolongo Correctional Centre, Oyo Town.

Ms Osho directed the police to return the case file to the Oyo State Director of Public Prosecutions.

Meanwhile, the matter was adjourned till July 5, for mentioning.

Earlier, the Prosecution Counsel, Inspector Foluke Adedosu had informed the court that Tukur, Riskuwa and Babuga at about 5:00 p.m., conspired to commit the offence to wit murder.

Ms Adedosu said that the suspects on April 4, at about 10:45 p.m. shot to death their colleague, Tukur Ibrahim, 30.

She stated that the incident befell at Lube village in Oyo State.

She said the suspects had been arrested with one local made barrel gun with one stay cartridge with no justification.

The offence, she said, contravened the provisions of Section 316 and is punishable citing sections 319 and 324 of the Criminal Code Laws of Oyo State 2000.

She stated the offence also contravened the provisions of sections 3 and  6b of the Robbery and Firearms (Special Provisions) Act, Cap RII, Vol.14, Laws of Federation of Nigeria  2004. 

(NAN)