Soldiers torture Adamawa man to death for stealing phone.

The police in Adamawa State have launched a
manhunt for some soldiers, who allegedly
tortured a man, Umar Abdulaziz, to death for
stealing a phone in the Ganaye Local
Government area of the state. .
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Punch learnt that Abdulaziz was accused by a
female neighbour, identified only as Fatima, on
Monday of stealing her mobile phone.The
woman, who reportedly befriended a soldier,
was said to have gone to report the alleged
theft to her lover.
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It was gathered that the soldier, whose name
had yet to be ascertained, came back with
three other colleagues and dragged Abdulaziz
away from the house.The victim was
reportedly taken to a corner of the compound,
where the soldiers battered him, until he went
into a coma. .
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The matter was said to have been reported at
the Area F Police Station, after which
policemen and neighbours came to rush the
victim to a hospital, where he was confirmed
dead.A witness, who identified himself only as
Abass, said Fatima also told her soldier lover
that Abdulaziz beat her up in the house.
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He said, “The lady lived on the next street to
mine. Our house is around the barracks in
Ganaye. She had a disagreement with
Abdulaziz and the next thing was for her to
call her soldier lover to deal with the victim. .
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. . “She accused the man of stealing her
mobile phone. She also said the man beat her
up and told her lover to deliver her from his
grasp. When the lover came, there were four
soldiers in all. They dragged Abdulaziz out of
the house and off to an unknown location. .
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. . “They did not even ask what happened.
They used knives to injure Abdulaziz. The
victim collapsed, the police were invited and
they came to the house. I am not sure
whether they arrested any of the soldiers.” .
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The Police Public Relations Officer, Adamawa
State Police Command, DSP Othman
Abubakar, confirmed the incident.
He added that investigation was ongoing into
the incident.