Soldiers “beat man, 27, to death over disagreement with girlfriend” in Taraba
Some soldiers have allegedly beaten a 27-year-old man, Yusufa Haruna to death in Taraba.
Haruna, according to his father, Mr. Haruna Kurkal, had been involved in a disagreement with his girlfriend.
The disagreement resulted in a fight and the girl’s parents reported the case to the village head, Jauro Saleh Abubakar.
Abubakar would ask that the issue be reported to soldiers.
Kurkal said soldiers of of Operation Ayem Akpatuma (Cat Race) would later storm their house on March 23.
“On Friday March 23rd, I was home in the evening when my daughter ran to me crying that soldiers beat Yusufa to death,” Kurkal told journalists in Jalingo on Monday.
“And few minutes later, I saw some of my relations carrying Yusufa on a motorcycle to my house.
“He was unconscious as he was badly tortured. We quickly took him to the hospital where he was pronounced dead,” he narrated.
Kurkal said the matter had been reported to the police and the village head was arrested along with the girl.
He said proper investigation into the case is expected to commence on Tuesday after the Easter holiday.
Director Army Public Relations, Brigadier, Gen. Texas Chukwu has claimed he wasn’t aware of such actions by the soldiers.
