A Lecturer at the Taraba College of Education, Alhaji Kassimu Umar, was on Friday burnt to death by an angry mob after he allegedly hit and killed five primary school pupils with the vehicle he was driving.
The state’s Police Public Relations officer, Mr Joseph Kwaji, confirmed the incident in Jalingo, the Taraba state capital. According to him, the angry mob stormed the Pupule police outpost where he went to report the incident, forcefully dragged him out and 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 8 and 11 years.” The PPRO said that the matter was currently under investigation, but no arrest had been made so far.
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