Amnesty International Demands Probe Into Alleged Killing of Islamic Teacher in Kaduna
Police said several suspects were arrested after a mob overpowered officers, seized a detained woman and killed her in a child-theft allegation.
- On Saturday, a mob lynched a woman in Maraban Jos, Kaduna State, after storming a police station and forcibly removing her from protective custody; the Kaduna State Police Command arrested several suspects linked to the killing.
- DSP Mansir Hassan described the child theft accusations as 'fictitious' and without evidence, while witnesses stated the victim was traveling to an Islamic school when attacked by the crowd.
- Although the Divisional Police Officer of Maraban Jos initially rescued the woman and moved her to the station for safety, hundreds of residents later besieged the facility, overpowered officers on duty, and set her body ablaze.
- Amnesty International demanded a thorough investigation, alleging that officers handed the victim over to the mob, while the police command condemned the act as 'barbaric, criminal and a direct assault on the rule of law.'
- Kaduna State Commissioner of Police Rabiu Muhammad warned against 'jungle justice,' noting that mob killings remain a recurring issue in Nigeria, often linked to weak public confidence in the criminal justice system.
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Amnesty International demands probe into alleged killing of islamic teacher in Kaduna
Human rights organization, Amnesty International, has called for a thorough investigation into the killing of an Islamic school teacher in Kaduna State. The organization made the demand in a statement issued following the incident, which occurred on Sunday, June 21, 2026, in Mararaba Jos, a community located along the Kaduna-Zaria highway. According to Amnesty International, there are allegations that police officers handed the teacher over to a…
Mob burns woman to death over child theft rumour in Kaduna
A woman was reportedly lynched and set ablaze by an angry mob in Maraban Jos, Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State, following allegations that she attempted to steal children. The incident, which sparked tension across the community, was reportedly triggered by concerns among residents over what they described as recurring rumours of child theft in the area. Daily Trust gathered that the victim, said to be a married woman and mother, was …
Mob seizes suspect from police custody, lynches her over alleged child theft
A mob in Maraban Jos, a community along the Kaduna–Abuja highway in Kaduna State, dragged a woman from police custody and burned her to death over allegations of child theft, police authorities said on Sunday. The post Mob seizes suspect from police custody, lynches her over alleged child theft appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
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Dateline NigeriaPolice condemn Kaduna mob killing, arrest suspects
The Police command in Kaduna State has condemned the mob killing of a woman accused of child theft in Maraban Jos. The command described the incident as barbaric and a serious violation of the rule of law. It said the woman was attacked on Sunday by an angry mob over unverified child theft allegations. The Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Mansir Hassan, disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday in Kaduna. Hassan said the Maraban Jos Div…
Mob Storms Kaduna Police Station, Burns Islamic Teacher Alive Over False Child Theft Accusation
KADUNA, NIGERIA — A horrific act of jungle justice has thrown the Maraban Jos community on the outskirts of Kaduna into total chaos after an enraged crowd overpowered police officers, stormed a divisional station, and brutally lynched an Islamic teacher, Malama Ummulkhairi, before setting her body on fire over entirely false child theft allegations. The […] The post Mob Storms Kaduna Police Station, Burns Islamic Teacher Alive Over False Child T…
Kaduna police arrest suspects after mob drags woman from custody, burns her to death over alleged child theft
Kaduna State Police Command has condemned the killing of a woman by a mob in Maraban Jos, describing the incident as a disturbing act of lawlessness and a serious threat to public order. The tragic incident occurred on June 21, 2026, after the woman was accused by residents of stealing The post Kaduna police arrest suspects after mob drags woman from custody, burns her to death over alleged child theft appeared first on National Accord Newspaper.
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