By BOLUWAJI OBAHOPO, Lokoja
The family of late Idowu Halima Sadiya Aliyu who was killed by a cannibal man has called on the federal government and police to ensure that the killer of their daughter did not go unpunished.

Late Idowu, 22, a student of School of Technology, Zamfara State who hails from Egayi village in Ajaokuta Local government of Kogi State was on May 2. 2012 alleged to have been killed by one Jimoh Obabu Salau (a cannibal) who disguised as an Okada man and lured the victim to the bus while conveying her to a  motor -park.

Head of the family, Mr. Aliyu Onuto, who spokewith Saturday Vanguard at his family compound in Egayi, Ajaokuta said late Idowu was killed on her way to board a vehicle to Zamfara State where she was schooling.

Mr. Aliyu noted in dismay that despite the suspect has been arrested for long and has confessed to have committed the crime, he is yet to be charged to court for prosecution ”Idowu had dreams but could not live to actualised that dream due to blood thirsty Jimoh.

I understand he killed his wife (a police officer) in 2003 and was allowed to go scot free without punishment. If justice had prevailed that time, this would not have happened.

Continuing, “Today it is Idowu, tomorrow it might be another person. All that we want is for justice to be done,” he said.
Mr. Aliyu, an Uncle to the late victim who revealed that the late Idowu and her sibling lost their parents recently and that he has suffered to take care of her along with her younger siblings; wondered why Jimoh could take the life of her innocent niece who was not only promising but look as if she will aid the family after graduation.

Kogi state police command are however saying the delay in prosecuting Jimoh Salau is the fact that they believed he must have accomplish who buy some of the human parts from him as he could not have been alone in the crime.

The state Police Commissioner, Mohammed Katsina said the cannibal who was dismissed from Army was known to eat the inside of his victim and selling the other parts to ritualists; ‘so, the command is still investigating to get behind those buying the human parts from him’