GRAPHIC PHOTO: Mother of unimaid graduate 'Muhammad Sulum' shot by soldiers 'James Isuwa and Umoh cries for justice

Muhammad Sulum

he family of 22-year-old Muhammad Sulum, who was shot and robbed by a soldier a fortnight ago in Maiduguri, Borno State say they would not stop crying for justice until the killer of the star of their home goes to jail.

Two soldiers identified as James Isuwa and Umoh are currently in custody over the killing.

On Thursday November 6, 2014, Inuwa who was said to be in uniform at the time, reportedly stopped Muhammad at Bolori Layout in Maiduguri, got into his vehicle and ordered him to drive ahead.

He was told to park at a point where the soldier could easily carry out his plan. He shot him at a close range. Taking Mohammed for dead, the soldier pushed him out of the 1998 Honda Accord and zoomed off.

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The deceased was later rescued by passers-by in a pool of his blood. He was handed over to vigilantes in the area who rushed him to the hospital where he died.

Muhammad reportedly gave the account of his encounter with his assailant before he passed on.

Muhammad, whom they fondly called Baba, had finished his first degree in Physics and defended his undergraduate thesis two weeks earlier.Muhammad was said to have undertaken an industrial attachment at the Nigerian Nuclear Regulatory Authority in Abuja.

“Muhammad was a very brilliant student and we were even hoping that he would graduate with a First Class. He is awaiting his result and national service mobilisation but look how he ended up now,” his uncle said.

The account, which vigilantes relayed to his family after his death, indicated that around 6.30pm on Thursday, October 6, 2014, he went out to buy engine oil for the family’s generator. The soldier who shot him was one of the personnel manning the military checkpoint near their house, close to a mini market in Bolori.

The soldier was said to have stopped him and asked for a ride. He pleaded that he could not get a taxi to the headquarters of the 7th Division of the Nigerian Army at Pompomari Layout, Maiduguri.

According to the family, Muhammad crawled on the ground screaming for help. He eventually attracted the attention of a tricycle driver.

Abana said the two soldiers apprehended in Muhammad’s car would have driven out of Maiduguri and would never have been found if not because they stopped over to buy fuel.

An observant pump attendant made the arrest of Isuwa and Umoh possible at an Oando filling station along Baga Road, Maiduguri. He was said to have become suspicious of the car when it pulled over to buy fuel. He quickly alerted Civilian JTF personnel nearby who arrested Inuwa and his companion, Umoh.

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Lifeless body of Muhammad Sulum

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