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Mob lynches gunrunner after bike crash exposes cache of AK-47s
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A high-speed motorcycle crash near the Boyi-Sarki toll gate on Thursday night escalated into violence after a cache of assault rifles was reportedly found at the scene.
The incident, which occurred around 9:50 p.m. on February 17, left two suspects dead and prompted a warning from the Niger State Police Command against mob action.
According to police accounts, two unidentified men travelling on a motorcycle from the Tafa area of Kaduna State toward Abuja crashed into a road construction barrier near the Boyi-Sarki toll gate.
Police patrol teams conducting routine stop-and-search operations in the vicinity responded to the scene alongside residents who initially sought to assist the injured riders.
During a search of a sack said to belong to the suspects, officers allegedly recovered three AK-47 rifles, six magazines and 104 rounds of live ammunition.
One of the men reportedly died from injuries sustained in the crash. The second suspect was attacked and killed by a mob as officers attempted to evacuate him for medical treatment.
The police condemned the lynching and reiterated their warning against jungle justice, urging residents to allow security agencies to handle criminal matters through lawful procedures.
“The suspects ran into a road diversion barrier in what appears to be a lone accident,” the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Wasiu Abiodun, stated. “But the discovery of the weaponry turned the crowd into an uncontrollable mob.”
The Commissioner of Police, Niger State Command, CP Adamu Abdullahi Elleman, condemned the extrajudicial killing, noting that the lynching has effectively buried vital intelligence despite the recovery of the weapons being a victory for public safety.
“The suspect would have helped the Police to ascertain the source of the rifles and unravel their ultimate aim. Resorting to a self-help approach hinders the course of justice and prevents us from dismantling the larger network behind these weapons”, the Commissioner of Police stated.
The corpses of both men have been deposited at the General Hospital morgue in Suleja, as the Commissioner of Police directed the Area Commander of Suleja to launch a thorough investigation to identify and arrest those responsible for the lynching.
Abiodun said that the recovered AK-47s have been sent for ballistic analysis to determine if they are linked to recent kidnappings or robberies in the Kaduna-Abuja corridor.
The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Inter-Parliamentary Affairs, Senator Aliyu Wadada has promised to revive the committee’s activities after acknowledging concerns over its prolonged inactivity.
Wadada spoke on Thursday at the end of the committee’s meeting in Abuja.
Specifically, the chairman admitted that the committee had been underutilised, noting that it had met only once in the last three years.
He, however, said issues responsible for the situation had been identified during a closed-door session and would be addressed.
“Of course I feel concerned about it, but when we got into the details in a closed-door meeting, we got to know where the problems are, and they will all be taken care of. The committee will be as active as it should always be,” he said.
Commenting further, the chairman said the committee would focus on its core mandate of promoting and strengthening legislative relations between Nigeria’s National Assembly and parliamentary bodies across the world.
According to him, the committee will deepen engagement with regional and international legislative institutions, including the ECOWAS Parliament, the Pan-African Parliament, the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), and other parliamentary organisations.
He disclosed that a new work plan had already been developed to guide the committee’s activities.
He added: “The direction is basically around the responsibilities of the committee, which is to promote and deepen legislative relationship within Nigeria and with other legislative bodies around the world”.
The chairman added that the committee’s first major activity would be a courtesy visit to the Speaker of the ECOWAS Parliament in Nigeria as part of efforts to strengthen inter-parliamentary cooperation.
SINL NIgeria Online reports that Senator Wadada assured that the public would be kept informed of the committee’s activities as the new work plan is implemented.
The Minister of Defence, Christopher Musa, has revealed that the minimum monthly salary of Nigerian soldiers has increased to N100,000 after the Federal Government reviewed their welfare package.
Musa made the disclosure during an interview with News Central ahead of his appearance on the NC Exclusive programme.
He said the adjustment was part of efforts by the government to improve the living conditions of military personnel.
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The former Chief of Defence Staff, however, said the country’s defence sector still requires more funding despite the improvement in soldiers’ earnings and welfare.
He stated that the current defence budget remains inadequate, adding that more resources are needed to effectively support the armed forces and their operations.
Musa explained that soldiers who previously earned about N49,000 monthly now receive at least N100,000 following the salary review carried out by the government.
The minister also called for tougher punishment for kidnappers, saying stronger measures are needed to reduce the increasing cases of abduction across Nigeria.
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