How Ex Bauchi Commissioner Killed His Friend While Wooing His Daughter

Mohammed Damina Galadima, a former Bauchi State Commissioner for Information, has been arrested for allegedly killing his friend, Adamu Babanta, a 67-year-old retired civil servant.

Galadima who has also served as a commissioner for special duties during the second tenure of a former governor of the state, Isa Yuguda, was said to have killed his friend while trying to woo his 18-year old daughter, Khadija at Yelwan Lebra area, a suburb of Bauchi metropolis on Sunday evening.

Narrating to journalists how the incident happened, Khadija, said;

“Yesterday (Sunday) evening, Galadima called me while I was in the shop and asked me to meet him around the Yelwan Tundu market. So, I informed my father, his friend about it and he asked me to go.

“I was in a Keke while my father took a bike, when we got there he asked me to enter his car. I said he should wait, then my father came out to confront him. They were dragging his (Galadima) car; he wanted to escape with me, then I came out of the vehicle. He drove roughly with my dad’s hands in his car, trying to turn off the engine. From there he hit him on a pole and he died”.

Khadija said that Galadima zoomed off while the lifeless body of his father was lying on the road.

According to Khadija, Damina got her contact from a friend and he has been asking her out which she refused.

In his own narration, a family member who pleaded anonymity said;

“Galadima Dass and my late brother were friends and neighbors. It was alleged that Galadima attempted to have a se-xual relationship with the 18-year-old girl, daughter of his late friend. He had been making advances at her by sending recharge cards.

“The girl reported to her mother who then told the father but he did not believe the story. Then yesterday (Sunday), he called the girl and sent her a message that she should meet him at the Total filling station by 5pm so that they can go out.

“The girl informed her father who then asked her to go as planned and that he will follow behind to ascertain the situation. As expected, Galadima was waiting at the point while the father was watching as the girl arrived.

“Galadima asked her to enter the car after he had opened the door but at that point, the father came out and confronted his friend expressing anger. He then tried to run away but there was a struggle between them which led to him pushing the late Adamu out of the car, he hit his head on the pavement of the road, and the back tyre of the car crushed his legs and broke the bones. He died on the way to the hospital.”

Confirming the incident on Monday, the state Police Public Relations Officer, Ahmed Wakil, said;

“Yesterday October 30, 2022, at about 7.30pm, a case of fatal motor accident was transferred from the Yelwa Division for a discreet investigation, it was a case of culpable homicide.

“One Khadijah Adamu Babanta, was enticed by one man, Mohammed Damina, Galadiman Dass, 68-year-old resident of Yelwa. When Galadima enticed her, she told her father about it, then she told the father that the said man was waiting for her at a filling station.

“Her father followed her behind to the place. On getting there, the father, now deceased, confronted Galadima through the passenger’s side of his car, as they were discussing, Galadima zoomed off the vehicle while the deceased was still hanging on to the car door to a point he fell and was rushed to ATBUTH for medical attention but was confirmed dead by a medical doctor.”

“On receiving the report, the Commissioner of Police, Umar Sanda directed all tactical commanders led by the Area Commander, Metro and other DPOs to the scene”.