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The Kaduna State Police Command has arrested six suspects over the lynching of two travellers who were mistaken for kidnappers in Gidan Kalu Village, Birnin Yero, a few kilometres from Maraban Jos in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
The victims, identified as Muhammadu Sani, 45, and Aliyu Mohammed, 40, both from Umar Village in the same LGA(Igabi Local Government Area), were reportedly travelling on a motorcycle to Tudun Wada, Zaria, on July 1 to visit their ailing uncle when the incident occurred.
According to the police, residents became suspicious after seeing the pair riding a new motorcycle and allegedly raised the alarm by shouting “thieves.”
In a statement issued on Tuesday by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Mansir Hassan, the command said the victims abandoned the motorcycle and fled in fear after the accusation.
