Magistrate Court sent Yar’adua’s son to Yola prison for killing 4 persons

Alhaji Aminu Yar’adua, a scion of the late former President and governor, Umar Musa Yar’adua has been remanded in Yola prison on the order of a Magistrate Court.

Aminu Yar’adua, 36 reportedly killed four person while a car that was involved in an accident.

He is a student of the American University of Nigeria (AUN) Yola.

He is being charged for dangerous driving that killed four persons on 23 June, 2021.

According to the police First Information Report (FIR) tendered in the Magistrate Court by the prosecutor, Insp. Zakka Musa, the accused had, while driving along Yola bye pass on 23 June, 2021 crushed six people as a result of over speeding.

The court heard that four of the victims were killed and the other two were injured in the accident, with the victims all hailing from Sabon Pegi, Yola South Local Government Area.

”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”, according to the FIR.

The prosecuting officer told the court that the relatives of late Aisha Umar, Suleiman Abubakar and Jummai Abubakar had demanded the sum of N15 million from the defendant as compensation.

But, when the FIR was read to the defendant as prayed by the prosecutor, he denied committing the offence, describing the allegation as untrue.

At that point, the prosecutor pleaded with the court to adjourn the matter, to enable him duplicate the case file and forward to the Department of Public Prosecutions (DPP) for legal advice.

The Magistrate, Jummai Ibrahim granted the prosecution’s request and adjourned the matter to 19th August, 2021, for further mention, and ordered that the ex-president’s son be remanded in prison custody until then.