Nigeria: Late Gen Yar’Adua’s Son Remanded in Prison After Allegedly Crushing Four to Death

Aminu Yar’Adua, the son of late General Shehu Musa Yar’Adua, is in prison custody after allegedly killing four persons in an auto crash in Yola, the Adamawa State capital.

A Magistrate’s Court on Thursday gave the order for his detention for allegedly causing death by dangerous driving on June 23, 2021.

According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the Police First Information Report (FIR) tendered in court by the prosecutor, Inspector Zakka Musa, the accused had while driving along Yola bye-pass in June, ran over six people as a result of overspeeding.

The court heard that four of the victims were killed and the other two were injured in the accident, with the victims all hailing from Sabon Pegi, Yola South Local Government Area of the state.

“Those that died in the accident were identified as Aisha Umar (30), Aisha Mamadu (32), Suleiman Abubakar (2) and Jummai Abubakar (30); while Rejoice Annu (28) and Hajara Aliyu (27) sustained injuries,” according to the FIR.

The prosecuting officer told the court that the relatives of late Aisha Umar, Suleiman Abubakar and Jummai Abubakar had demanded the sum of N15 million from the defendant as compensation.

But, when the FIR was read to the defendant as prayed by the prosecutor, he denied committing the offence, describing the allegation as untrue.

At that point, the prosecutor pleaded with the court to adjourn the matter, to enable him to duplicate the case file and forward same to the Department of Public Prosecutions for legal advice.

The Magistrate, Jummai Ibrahim, granted the prosecution’s request and adjourned the matter to August 19, 2021, for further mention, and ordered that the ex-president’s son be remanded in prison custody until then.

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