Aminu Yar’Adua, the late former President Musa Yar’Adua’s son, has been remanded in prison for allegedly killing four people in a car accident in Yola.
Aminu, 36, is said to be a student at the American University of Nigeria (AUN), Yola, and he is accused of causing death by dangerous driving on June 23, 2021.
According to the First Information Report (FIR) filed in court by police prosecutor Insp. Zakka Musa, Aminu crushed six people while driving along Yola bye-pass on June 23, 2021, as a result of overspeeding.
The accident victims are from Sabon Pegi, Yola South Local Government Area, and it has been learned that while four people died, two others are receiving treatment.
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“Those that died in the accident were identified as; Aisha Umar (30), Aisha Mamadu (32), Suleiman Abubakar(2) and Jummai Abubakar (30), while, Rejoice Annu (28) and Hajara Aliyu(27) sustained injuries,” the FIR read.
Relatives of the late Aisha Umar, Suleiman Abubakar, and Jummai Abubakar had sought N15 million in compensation from the defendant.
Aminu, on the other hand, denied committing the crime and called it false. Magistrate Jummai Ibrahim granted Zakka’s request to adjourn the case so that he could duplicate the case file and forward it to the Department of Public Prosecutions (DPP) for legal advice. He then ordered Aminu to be remanded in prison before adjourning the matter to August 19, 2021, for further consideration.
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