Trouble started when Atiku, a Fulani who resided at a camp in Opareke near Kotonkarfi, in Kogi State started dating a 17-year-old girl Ruth who lived in the neigbourhood and Godwin did not take it well as he claimed to have been dating Ruth for 2 years.
On that fateful day, Atiku and his friend Gado Mallam were returning from an event in the wee hours. Unknown to them, Godwin had organised some boys to attack Atiku. When Gado Mallam who was in company of Atiku saw that the evil gang meant harm, he fled into the bush. Atiku was not so lucky as he was beaten to stupor. The gang later tied a steel object round his neck and watched him groan to death.
Speaking with journalist, Atiku who claimed to be a farmer said he had warned the deceased to stay away from his girlfriend but he refused, so he decided to teach him a lesson. He said Atiku who was enticing his girlfriend with money and lots of gifts came between them and didn't allow him to enjoy the girl anymore and that annoyed him. He therefore organised the boys to torture Atiku.
"I was full of rage, and so I went to organised some boys to attack Atiku and teach him a lesson. That was after Ruth had gone back home and he (Atiku) and his friends were going back to their camp. But, honestly, I did not know he would die while we tortured him; when he was gasping I thought he was playing pranks, until we discover he couldn't breathe again; it was then that we ran away; but honestly I feel sorry now, for doing that," he said.
The state Commissioner of Police, Seidu Madawaki, who gave the names of the accomplices as, Samson Wakili, Wazili Huleji, Wodi Wala and Ibrahim Moses said as soon as the police had completed their investigations, the suspects would be charged to court.
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