Youth feigns death to avoid justice after stealing motorcycle

A 21-year-old youth in Adamawa State, Solomon Ijarafu, has found himself before the law for allegedly faking his own death to avoid justice.

This was after allegedly stealing a motorcycle and selling it off.

As has been established, Ijarafu, a resident of Sangere Futy in Girei Local Government Area, after disappearing with a motorcycle belonging to his employer, took it to Uba in Hong Local Government Area.

There in Uba, Ijarafu, working with two accomplices identified as Mathew Joseph and Peter Mustapha, sold the motorcycle.

Thereafter, Ijarafu conspired with another suspect, Sadiq Auwal, to assist him with his plan.

Auwal called the motorcycle owner, telling him that Ijarafu had died and his body had been discovered in Uba.

However, the motorcycle owner, having heard a contrary account that Ijarafu was alive, reported his suspicion to the Girei Divisional Police Headquarters.

Police operatives subsequently swung into action to unearth Ijarafu, tracking him down and picking him up along with his accomplices.

They were arraigned before the Chief Magistrate Court in Girei, where they pleaded guilty to the charges against them.

The court, presided over by Chief Magistrate Asta Michael, ordered their remand in custody. The Adamawa Jail Delivery Committee later took up the case, and Ijarafu, once again, pleaded guilty to the charge against him.

The Justice Hafsat Abdulrahman-led committee, declining a request to discharge him, granted him conditional bail.