The life of a 26-year-old graduate of
Federal Polytechnic, Idah, Kogi State, Muhammed Adamu, has been cut
short by hoodlums who stabbed him and dumped his corpse on Ijora Road,
in the Apapa area of Lagos.
Muhammed was said to be awaiting his
call-up letter for the National Youth Service Corps scheduled for
November when he was murdered.
A community leader in the area, who saw
the body, was said to have alerted policemen at the Layeni Police
Division from where it was taken and deposited at a mortuary in Yaba.
The deceased had
joined a mast construction firm in August to make some money pending
the release of the NYSC call up-letter.
His father, Mr. Sardauna Adamu, told our
correspondent that the deceased had attended a wedding ceremony of one
of the staff members of the company on Saturday.
He said, “On Sunday, he received a text
message that they should meet at a hotel in FESTAC Town for an
after-party. He said the party was organised for just members of staff
of the company.
“He left the house around 4pm and that was the last time I saw my son alive.”
Sardauna said when Muhammed did not come
home, he went to his office on Association Avenue, Ilupeju, Lagos, and
was told that his bosses had also been wondering why he had not resumed
for work.
His friends, who attended the party,
were however said to have overheard the deceased receiving a call around
7pm at the Sunday party to meet with someone at Suru Alaba.
Sardauna said, “We went to Alaba Suru and searched, but we didn’t find him.
“So, we reported at the Layeni Police
Station which was close to the place. They told me they saw his corpse
on the road and they had taken him to the mortuary.
“I want the police to make a thorough
investigation into my son’s killing. I believe some people killed him
and took his corpse to Suru Alaba to make it look like he was killed
there.
“He was a gentle and hardworking son who
had been preparing for his NYSC when these wicked people took him
somewhere and killed him.”
A member of the company, who craved
anonymity, told our correspondent that the late engineering graduate had
been persuaded not to leave the party on the night of the incident, but
he refused.
“Even the bride, who works in the
company and in whose honour the party was held, asked him if he was
going to see a girl or a man, but he didn’t answer.
“He just said he had to leave the party because the call was urgent,” the source said.
A police source told our correspondent
that the killers took the phone of the deceased along with them to
frustrate investigations.
He said, “After stabbing him to death,
they took his phone so that they will not be easily traced. But the long
arm of the law will catch up with them, no matter how hard they try.”
Meanwhile, friends of Muhammed have started paying tributes to him, with some describing his death as shocking.
Our correspondent, who visited his
Facebook page, observed that his posts varied from criticism of social
vices among the youth to issues of corruption in the country,
unemployment and religion.
One of his last posts read, “Many lives
have gone, but I’m still alive; not that I’m better than those people
that are no more, but it is the will of God.
“If I recall the date I was brought into
this world and compare it to my present life if there is no progress I
would never thought of graduating from my primary school, secondary
school, Islamic school and higher institution and now planning for my
NYSC in November.
“God, you’re too much, I will keep on
glorifying your name because you’re worth it. I want to tell my
departmental friends that I missed you guys so much and wish you safety,
joy, success and favour to any place you’re posted to….I love you all.”
One of his friends, Yahaya Ibrahim, who
commented on the post wrote, “Life, oh life, why did you steal him away
from us? After writing such article in your honour, you still took away
his breath; life oh life, I can’t just watch and see that my friend is
no more.”
The Police Public Relations Officer, Lagos State Command, DSP Kenneth Nwosu, confirmed the incident.
He said the police were already investigating the murder, adding, “Somebody has been arrested in connection with the crime.”
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