…Father demands over ₦560m compensation, Accuses Government of Negligence

By Ibrahim Hassan-Wuyo

The murder case of Ahmed Musa, an SS2 student at Government Technical College Malali, Kaduna, has been adjourned after six suspects appeared before the Kaduna Chief Magistrate Court, Kabala Doki, on Thursday.

Ahmed was found dead on February 16, 2025, under suspicious circumstances within the school premises.

Justice Naheed Ibrahim Abdulhamid ordered that the principal suspects, Wisdom Markus Kefas (18 years old, SS2) and Innocent Yakubu (17 years old, SS2), both students of Government Technical College Malali, be remanded in custody.

Wisdom Markus Kefas was remanded in a correctional facility.

Innocent Yakubu was remanded in police custody.

The court adjourned their case to April 8, 2025.

In addition to the two students, four personnel of the Kaduna State Vigilance Service (KADVIS), who were assigned to provide security at the school, were also charged with criminal conspiracy and negligence for failing to prevent or report the incident.

The KADVIS personnel charged are:

Timothy Abba (56 years old)

Joseph Ogoni (41 years old)

Bulus Adamu (42 years old)

Francis Adamu (48 years old)

The court granted them bail and adjourned their case to March 17, 2025.

The father of the deceased, Comrade Musa Mohammed (Moonlight), accused the Kaduna State Government of negligence, stating that the government was responsible for his son’s safety while he was in school.

“We, the family of late Ahmed Musa, demand the Kaduna State Government to pay ₦560,300,000 as compensation for their negligence,” he stated.

On February 16, 2025, Ahmed Musa was discovered tied up within the school premises:

His hands and legs were bound, with a rope tied to his neck through the back.

Blood was visible on his mouth and nose.

He was rushed to Barau Dikko Teaching Hospital, Kaduna, where he was confirmed dead.

The case continues to raise serious concerns about security in schools and the role of government in protecting students.