A Point of Sale (POS) operator in Adamawa State has been mobbed to death.
A man believed to be a part of the deadly mob is with the police reportedly aiding investigation into the matter.
The man, identified simply as Umar SNU, was about being mobbed when he was rescued by operatives of the Adamawa Command after he was identified as part of the mob that beat the POS operator to death.
“The Adamawa State Police Command has launched an investigation into the gruesome killing of a POS operator, Abbas Yuguda, 35 years old, who was attacked in Mayo-Belwa LGA,” the police said in a statement passed to newsmen in the early hours of Monday.
A statement by Adamawa Police Public Relations Officer, SP Suleiman Nguroje, explained that the incident occurred on Saturday, 22nd March, 2025, when the victim was on his way home after closing from his business premises.
“Some groups of people armed themselves with offensive weapons, attacked and inflicted severe injuries on his head and left him lying in a pool of blood,” the police stated.
The police added that the command’s operatives attached to Divisional police headquarters in Mayo Belwa arrived at the scene and immediately rushed the victim to Cottage Hospital, Mayo-Belwa where he was confirmed dead while on admission receiving treatment.
“On the strength of that, one of the suspects identified as Umar SNU, was trailed by some angry youths, he was subdued to mob action before being rescued by the police. He was equally rushed to Hospital for medical attention where he is now aiding investigation,” the police explained.
