It came like a friendly call, but ended up as the last call for Asomugha Ndubuisi, 25, a technician with a Suleja based private company. The ugly incident which took place on Tuesday, September 30, 2014, climaxed with Ndubuisi being dumped in the morgue.
Time was 7pm. His phone rang. Without the slightest inkling that it was a call signaling his death, Ndubuisi, a Senior Secondary School Certificate holder, picked the phone and the unknown caller informed him about a job that needed his immediate attention.
THE TRAP
He quickly rushed his food, picked a shirt and dashed out of the house. Destination was Minna garage, in Suleija Emirate, Niger state. On arrival, he reportedly met three hefty men. But before he could make u-turn, he was reportedly grabbed by the men who thundered , “ so, you are the person that stole your boss’s equipment’?
Without waiting for an answer or explanation, one of them was said to have landed his fist across Ndubuisi’s face. This was followed repeatedly with punches, which left defenceless Ndubuisi shouting for help and crying out in excruciating pain. Despite passionate pleas that he knew nothing about the missing equipment, the beating continued unabated. Soon his voice became faint, while help was no where to be found.
As you read this piece, the remains of Ndubuisi is lying in the morgue. Autopsy report stated that he died from internal bleeding owing to the severe beating from his assailants who were alleged to be members of the Emirate Council security popularly known as ‘Yabanga Boys’.
THE MASTERMINDER
Surprisingly, Ndubuisi’s boss at the White Dove Ventures Nigeria Limited (names withheld), was alleged to have masterminded his killing. The office, located at Area Command Quarters opposite Zenith bank, on the outskirts of Suleija, was reportedly burgled two weeks ago, precisely on September 27, 2014.
His boss had reportedly summoned four of his staff including Ndubuisi two days after the incident and demanded to know who among them masterminded the burglary during which an equipment worth N100,000 was reportedly stolen. But they denied culpability.
YABANGA BOYS ENGAGED
Rather than let go, their boss allegedly paid the dreaded Yabanga Boys an unspecified amount to force the truth out of one of his employees whom he suspected had committed the crime. That employee turned out to be Ndubuisi.
FAMILY REACTS
Efforts to speak with the bereaved father of Ndubuisi proved abortive as family members said he was too devastated to speak because the death of his heir apparent has plunged him into pain and sorrow.
However his daughter Sonia, gave a heart- rending account of how her younger brother was sent to an untimely grave. According to her, “ My brother was battered like a common criminal by members of Yabanga . They claimed he stole his master’s equipment. They started beating him from 8pm till about 11pm. When he recognized a passerby, he screamed and begged her to help him but the woman could do nothing to save him. Rather, she ran home to inform her son who was my brother’s friend. It was her son that contacted my family.
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