Alhaji Kassimu Umar, a Lecturer at the Taraba College of Education, Zing, was Friday lynched and burnt alive by an irate mob following an allegation that he carelessly hit and killed five primary school pupils with a vehicle he was driving.
When contacted by News Agency of Nigeria, Mr Joseph Kwaji, the Police Public Relations officer, of the Taraba Police Command, Jalingo confirmed the incident.
He revealed 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.
Kwaji said, "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 who all died on the spot.
"After he reported the incident to the Pupule Police station, 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."
Kwaji said that the matter was being investigated, adding that no arrest had so far been made.
Source:ereporter
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