Lecturer burnt to death by angry mob
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Lecturer at the Taraba College of Education (COE) Zing,named Alhaji
Kassimu Umar was on Friday burnt to death in a mob action after he allegedly
hit and killed five primary school pupils with a vehicle he was driving.
Mr Joseph Kwaji, the Police Public Relations officer (PPRO), of
the Taraba Police Command confirmed the incident in Jalingo.
He said that the mob forcefully removed Umar from the Pupule
Police Outpost, where he went to report the incident, and the mob burnt him to
death.
“In the early hours of today, one Kassimu Umar, who is believed
to be a lecturer with COE, Zing had knocked down five primary school pupils in
Zing, who all died on the spot.
“After he reported the incident to the Pupule Police Outstation,
irate youths in their hundreds, stormed the station, dragged him out and
lynched him.
“Our investigation revealed that the lecturer was trying to
dodge a trailer, when he ran over the pupils whose ages ranged between eight
and 11 years
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