12.9.2025
A policeman has been lynched and killed by a mob who were fooled into believing he was a motorcycle thief in Nyakala community in Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau state.
The officer identified as Inspector Lasare Jeremiah had gone to arrest a suspect terrorist Audu Abdullahi and in the process the suspect raised a false alarm claiming that the officer was a motorcycle thief and the mob descended on Inspector Jeremiah who was attached to the Criminal Investigation Department of the Plateau State Police Command.
According to the Command spokesperson, DSP Alabo Alfred, Inspector Jeremiah who was one of the finest police officers in the command, had been mandated to arrest Abdullahi, who had been terrorizing residents of the Nyakala community.
DSP Alfred, who confirmed the incident in a statement on Friday, said the incident occurred on Wednesday, September 10, 2025.
“On September 10, 2025, detectives from the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) were investigating a petition against one Audu Abdullahi, a resident of Kishika Village, Bassa.
“During the investigation, the detectives spotted the suspect riding a motorcycle along Binchi Village and trailed him to Nyakala Village, where they intercepted him.
“However, the suspect raised a false alarm, claiming the officers were motorcycle thieves, which led to a mob attacking one of our officers, Inspector Lasare Jeremiah.”
Alabo said when the mob realised their mistake, they turned on the suspect, attacking him aggressively. He noted that both the officer and the suspect were rushed to Cottage Hospital in Kisalloi, Bassa, where the officer succumbed to his injuries while receiving treatment.
“The suspect was referred to Jos University Teaching Hospital, where he later died,” he said, adding that the incident is currently under investigation by the State CID in Jos, while the State Commissioner of Police, Emmanuel Olugbemiga Adesina, has expressed grief over the incident and cautioned against mob actions.
