Updated: DPO Gave Kaduna Mob My Wife to Kill – Ummulkhairi Husband Alleges

Updated: DPO Gave Kaduna Mob My Wife to Kill – Ummulkhairi Husband Alleges 

 

A grieving Kaduna mechanic, Aliyu Muhammed, has accused the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Mararaban Jos of dragging his wife out of a police station and handing her over to an angry mob that lynched and burnt her alive, an explosive allegation that has prompted the Inspector General of Police to order a Force Criminal Investigation Department probe into the horrific killing.

The victim, Ummulkhairi Muhammed, a 35-year-old Islamic teacher and mother of four, was killed on June 21, 2026, in Mararaban Jos, Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State, when she was on her way to an Islamic school graduation and some children screamed “kidnapper” after she asked for directions, triggering a deadly chain of events.

Speaking in an emotional interview, Aliyu Muhammed, 42, recounted the events leading to his wife’s death, explaining that he had left for work that morning while his wife headed to an Islamiya school in a neighbouring community.

He said at exactly 11:21 am, he received a call from his wife’s phone, and a man told him that some women had accused her of attempting to traffic children, but stressed it was only an allegation that had not been confirmed, asking if he knew anyone who could quickly reach the location where she was being held.

Muhammed immediately contacted his friend, Suleiman, who rushed to the scene and later informed him that more than 300 people had gathered outside the house and that he had contacted the DPO to deploy officers so Muhammed’s wife could be safely taken to the police station.

While rushing back to Mararaban Jos with his elder brother, Muhammed saw smoke rising in the distance, and his second wife called him, crying, and told him they had killed her, but he was restrained from rushing to the scene by people who warned that the mob might kill him if they discovered he was her husband.

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The grieving husband made a damning allegation against the Divisional Police Officer, explaining that his elder sister was with his wife at the police station after she had been rescued.

While they were inside the station, the DPO entered and asked where the suspect was, and his sister replied that his wife was not a criminal.

The DPO then held his wife’s hand and started dragging her towards the station gate, with Muhammed recounting, “My sister asked where he was taking her and pleaded with him not to take her outside because the mob would kill her.

She tried to pull my wife back into the station, but another police officer allegedly struck her hand, allowing the DPO to drag her outside.”

He explained Once his wife was pushed outside by the DPO, the mob descended on her, beat her, placed her motorcycle on top of her, and set both her and the motorcycle ablaze, with another witness alleging that the DPO also removed her hijab before sending her out.

Since the incident, Muhammed said he has not been himself, stating, “I have been sick. I hardly sleep because I keep thinking about what happened and crying over the tragedy that has befallen my family.”

He now has four young children who have lost their mother, and he lamented, “What pains me most is that she was killed without being found guilty of any offence.” When asked how his children reacted, he said they were not at the scene and were not even aware of the incident until he returned home, recalling that “they only told me that their mother had said I would give them money to buy cooking oil.”

He added that while he was at home, some women from the community came because they heard that his wife had been taken to the police station, and as they were asking him questions, he broke down in tears and told them that she had been killed, which was when his children first heard that their mother was dead.

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The Kaduna State Police Command initially condemned the killing, describing it as “barbaric, criminal and a direct assault on the rule of law,” with police spokesperson DSP Mansir Hassan stating that the DPO had rescued the woman from an initial mob attack and moved her to the station for safety.

However, the police official account claims that “hundreds of people stormed and surrounded the police station, overpowered officers on duty, forcibly removed the woman from custody, killed her, and burned her body.”

The police have confirmed the arrest and arraignment of 24 suspects in connection with the killing on charges including criminal conspiracy, inciting public disturbance, mischief, destruction of police property, and culpable homicide.

Following a petition by human rights lawyer Hamza Dantani, the Inspector General of Police, Olatunji Disu, directed the Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID) to investigate the allegations against the DPO and other officers involved.

Amnesty International Nigeria also condemned the killing and called for a thorough investigation, stating that eyewitnesses alleged officers on duty brought the victim out of the station and handed her to the crowd, with the rights organisation describing the incident as a “clear indication of the failure of law enforcement.”

Muhammed said the tragedy has devastated his family and left him unable to sleep or function properly, and he demanded that the DPO be thoroughly investigated, asking, “Why did he drag my wife outside and hand her over to the mob after she had already been rescued and taken to the police station?”

He also urged the public to avoid jungle justice and allow due process to prevail, questioning, “Even if my wife had been guilty of the allegation against her, does the law permit a police officer to drag her outside and allow a mob to kill her?” Muhammed also requested that the Mararaban Jos Bridge be renamed in his wife’s honour to preserve her memory.

Updated: Gave Kaduna Mob My Wife to Kill – Ummulkhairi Husband Alleges