Shaibu
The
Provost section of the Lagos State Police Command has commenced an
orderly room trial for a 36-year-old police corporal, Halidu Shaibu, for
the alleged murder of his colleague, Yeiwa Babangida.
According to police authorities, the
suspect stabbed the deceased 57 times in a room they both shared in the
Tinubu area of Lagos Island.
Shaibu, an indigene of Bauchi State,
told police investigators that he killed 34-year-old Babangida because
the late cop was having sexual relations with his wife.
It was learnt that the suspect is
attached to the E Department at the Force headquarters annex, Kam Salem
House, Obalende, Lagos.
The deceased, who hails from Gombe State, was said to be attached to police Mobile Force 2, Lagos.
Shaibu, while addressing senior
officers, said, “I am married with three children and I have been a
policeman for about 10 years. My wife confessed to me that of my three
children, only one was my biological child, while the other two belonged
to Babangida.
“Initially, I did not believe this
because Babangida is also married with children, so I kept the
information to myself. Babangida and I shared a room in the Tinubu area
and I continued to relate with him normally.”
The suspect said on October 12, 2013,
after they shared a plate of noodles, he challenged Babangida over the
allegation and a fight ensued between the two of them.
He said, “Babangida cooked a pot of
noodles and we ate. After eating, I asked him about the allegation, but
he just attacked me all of a sudden. Because he is bigger than me, I had
to overpower him, so I picked up a broken bottle and stabbed him in
self defence.
“After stabbing him, I went downstairs to inform my neighbours because it was not my intention to kill him.”
It was learnt that the matter was
immediately reported at the Lion Building Police Station after which the
case was transferred to the homicide department of the State Criminal
Investigation Department, Yaba.
A police source, however, said investigations revealed that the murder was premeditated.
He said, “Shuaibu is a liar. Neighbours
told us that on the day of the incident, there was a naming ceremony
holding downstairs and Shuaibu attended it. He then went back to his
room where he killed Babangida.
“Our investigations, as well as a
medical report, revealed that the suspect stabbed Babangida 57 times.
The suspect also used the base of a standing fan to hit Babangida in the
head several times in the head before he gave up the ghost. The suspect
claimed there was a fight, but there are little scratches on his body.
“According to eyewitnesses, after
killing the deceased, Babangida returned to the naming ceremony
downstairs, ordered a bottle of Heineken and shouted, ‘I don kill
Babangida for upstairs’.”
The police source said investigations revealed that the suspect was serving in Osun State and had been declared a deserter.
It was learnt that the police investigators were also trying to ascertain how Shuaibu worked his transfer to Lagos.
Meanwhile, it was learnt that the suspect’s wife had fled since the incident occurred.
When contacted on the telephone, Police Public Relations Officer, Ngozi Braide, confirmed the incident.
She said, “The policeman in question is facing an orderly room trial. At the end of the trial, he may be dismissed.”
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