By Boluwaji Obahopo
Kogi State Police Command said it has concluded its investigation into the death of a staff member of Brains Minds Nursery and Primary School, Ugbamaka, in Olamaboro Local Government Area, and arrested three suspects who will be prosecuted for alleged culpable homicide.
The victim, Mariam Usman, died on June 25, 2026, days after she was allegedly assaulted in separate attacks linked to the disciplinary action she took against a pupil.
Kogi Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Saliu Oyiza Afusat, who disclosed this in a statement issued on Wednesday in Lokoja, said detectives from the Homicide Section of the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) carried out a thorough investigation that led to the arrest of the suspects.
According to the statement, “Investigations revealed that the first attack occurred on June 17 when Abdullahi Isiaka allegedly assaulted the deceased at her residence over disciplinary measures she meted out to his 11-year-old son during school hours.
