Plateau Family Seeks Justice After Mobile Police Officer Is Killed, Calls for Investigation

Relatives of Abdulrahman Auwal, a Mobile Police officer slain in Plateau State, are calling for justice. Reports said Auwal was killed along Kwi-Beco Road, a community between Barkin Ladi and Riyom Local Government Areas, as he returned from a community on Thursday, October 8, 2026. The family said many details about his death remain unclear and require further explanation. He was laid to rest at the Zaria Cemetery in Jos on Saturday, October 10. Larai Musa, the deceased’s mother, told Daily Trust on Sunday that although she accepts that her son’s time had come and submits to the will of Allah, she is asking the Inspector General of Police to look into the circumstances of his death. Musa said unresolved questions still surround her son’s death. She stated that reports indicated he was attacked with a sharp object while on a motorcycle with an okada rider. According to her, her son was killed while the okada rider is still alive. She asked who had reported Abdulrahman’s killing, noting that the account said he was macheted. She also asked where the okada rider was, the one who took him to the village to get foodstuffs. She said they were reportedly stopped and he was killed. She argued that the okada rider who reported the death should explain where he took him, who stopped them, and why only the passenger was attacked. She added that the family believes in death, but wants police authorities to explain how their son was killed. The family also lamented that four days had passed since the incident without a visit from police officers or the deceased’s colleagues to console them, despite his service to the country. Reports also indicated that no official statement had been made about the officer’s death.