Ex-President Yar’Adua’s son remanded in Yola prison for allegedly crushing four to death
A son of the late former President Umaru Yar’Adua, Aminu Yar’Adua, 36, has been remanded in prison custody following his arraignment before a Yola magistrate on Thursday for allegedly killing four people in an auto crash in Yola, Adamawa State.
Aminu Yar’Adua, a student of the American University of Nigeria, Yola is facing a charge of dangerous driving following the automobile accident of 23 June, 2021 that led to the death of the four people.
The News Agency of Nigeria reported that the Police First Information Report tendered in court by the prosecutor, Insp. Zakka Musa, indicated that the accused had, while driving along Yola bye-pass on 23 June, 2021, run over six people as a result of overspeeding.
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 of the state.
“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 N15m 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 to duplicate the case file and forward same to the Department of Public Prosecution 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.
