Ahmad Falaki, the director, Institute of
Agriculture Research (IAR) of the Ahmadu
Bello University (ABU) Zaria, has been killed in
Kibiya Local Government Area of Kano State
after he was mistaken for a member of the
dreaded Islamic sect, Boko Haram.
The deceased was heading to Kano from Ningi
in Bauchi State with his brother, and driver
last Saturday when the unfortunate incident
occurred.
The tyre of his official car punctured at Kibiya
and had to be replaced.
Incidentally, the repair work coincided with
the time Boko Haram members attacked
Kibiya police station.
It was gathered that after replacing the tyre,
some members of the sect snatched the
Professor’s car at gun point and quickly drove
off.
The deceased’s brother, Abbas Mustapha
Falaki, who escaped death, recounted that the
police and the villagers attacked them thinking
they were Boko Haram members.
“We had a flat tyre in Fala village of Tudun
Wada LGA of Kano State while returning from
Bauchi State,” he said.
“It was while we were there that Boko Haram
members riding on seven motorcycles came to
us and demanded for the professor’s Toyota
Hilux vehicle.
“The driver looked at the professor’s eyes and
he asked him to give it to them. They jumped
into the car and sped off. They did not harm
us as we didn’t argue with them,” he said.
Abbas explained when the militants left, the
professor asked them to trek to Fala village to
get another vehicle to Kano, adding that while
trekking to the village, the professor made
some calls to Kano.
“When we got to the village, the people
started suspecting us because some of them
saw us while we were trying to change our flat
tyre on the outskirts of the village.
“But we told them that our car had been
snatched by some gunmen. The professor told
them to help us get another vehicle because it
was around 6.pm,” he recalled.
The brother added that while they were
waiting for the vehicle, a team of policemen
arrived from Kibiya and the villagers suddenly
pounced on them.
“The professor quickly showed the policemen
his ABU identity card and asked them to stop
the villagers. But the policemen did not. The
locals continued to stab him with knives and
inflict machete cuts in many places. I ran into
the bush but a police officer shot at my
direction.
“I thought the bullet had hit me so I fell down.
The villagers came to where I was and stabbed
me on my face and other places. They threw
me and professor into the police van. When
we got to Kibiya police division, the policemen
were celebrating that they had killed Boko
Haram members,” he said.
Abbas said he told the policemen that they
were not Boko Haram members and that the
man killed was Professor Falaki of the ABU.








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Ahhhhhh!!!!! What a sad end. No one is safe again. I will say more when this gets to FP. R.I.P Sir.

What a sad end! One major disadvantage of jungle justice

awikonko:
What a sad end! One major disadvantage of jungle justice

jungle justice!!...chaii i pity the man!!

It's a case of being in the wrong place at the wrong time.. it's so unfortunate, may his soul find rest.

RIP to the dead

Abi d man get goatie?

people should stop taking the law in2 their hands. But, the police no try sha, they even participated in the crime. God help us in this country

I know the deceased because my parents work with I. A. R /ABU.. His mother is hausa and his father is yoruba. I personally know the brother to his wife..
The news came to us as a shocker..
R. I. P..