Youth Corper Lawal Kontagora was murdered by some hoodlums
in Malali, Kaduna North Local Government Area of Kaduna State, on Monday,
October 17. Lawal, who would have been 26 yesterday, October 22, was the first
child of his mother, Hajiya Hafsat Lawal Kontagora, and the eighth child of the
family.
A friend of the family, Yusuf Ma’aji Kontagora, said Lawal was a complete
gentleman.
Yusuf told a Daily Trust correspondent that the family got
to know about the incident around 11pm on Monday.
"Lawal, we learnt, was in his car, chatting with his friend, Murja outside
her parents’ house located on Gambi Road in Malali when two young men came out
from an uncompleted building and tapped on the window of the vehicle. He brought
down the glass and they asked them to step out of the car and kneel down, which
they did. The hoodlums asked them to surrender their phones, so Lawal got up to
get the phones from the car. I believe one of the hoodlums got impatient with
Lawal and before he could get the phones from the car, they shot him in the
leg.
"His leg scattered completely because the shot was at
close range, then they used a weapon called ‘Gario’ in Hausa, and stabbed him
in the head. After they left, he dragged himself into his car and started it,
thinking he could drive himself to the hospital, but because he was losing a
lot of blood, he was not able to.
"When the incident was taking place, his friend, Murja fled and went to
call for help. When the hoodlums discovered that people were coming to help,
they started shooting in the air. He died on his way to the hospital," he
said.
Confirming the incident, spokesman of the Kaduna State Police Command, ASP
Usman Aliyu, said two suspects had been arrested in connection with the case,
adding that the command was investigating the matter.
The 3rd day prayer for late Lawal was held on October 20th at No 27 Jabi Road,
Kaduna, attended by friends and family members. May his soul rest in peace.
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