The stray bullet that killed Yahaya Isah, a 32-year-old resident of Church Road, Suleja, Niger State, pierced through his left ear and exited around his right cranium. Its destructive path would have continued had it not hit a concrete wall behind a container across the road where Mr Isah was standing.
Mr Isah, a father of one, was not participating in the protest. He had gone to withdraw some cash from a Point of Sale (POS) vendor down the street, the deceased’s family members, including Aisha, his ailing mother, and his pregnant wife, Rihanatu, told PREMIUM TIMES.
The deceased was the third male child of Nda Isah’s polygamous family — and the second child of his mother. He could not further his education to the tertiary level and was enrolled in carpentry training, where he honed his skills and worked towards building a better future until his life was cut short by the police.
“More than a husband, he was like a father since the time I lost mine,” Rihanatu,…