The Jigawa State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a horse rider, Muhammad Mustapha, for allegedly using a horse to kill a 70-year-old cyclist, Umar Hassan, in the Ringim Local Government Area of Jigawa State.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Lawan Adam, who confirmed the incident in a statement on Monday, said the suspect, 25, rode the horse without authorisation.
He explained that in the process of riding the horse, Mustapha lost control and the horse trampled on the septuagenarian who sustained varying degrees of injury including fractures on his left leg and shoulder.
Adam said, “A team of policemen promptly besieged the scene and rushed the victim to Ringim General Hospital, where he died while receiving treatment.”
The PPRO said the deceased’s corpse was released to the relatives for burial while the suspect had been arrested and detained in police custody.
He also noted that the suspect would be charged to court upon the completion of the investigation.
“To prevent future occurrences, the Commissioner of Police, Effiom Ekot, urged parents to warn their children to desist from illegal horse riding across the state, as the command will not hesitate to clamp down on any violator of the directive,” the statement said.
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