Mother Petitions Saraki, IGP, Dogara, Over The Alleged Murder Of Her Daughter By An Alhaji In Abuja, Demands Justice

A mother, Mrs Philomena Odama, has
petitioned the Inspector General of Police
Ibrahim Idris, Senate President, Bukola
Saraki and the speaker of the House of
Representatives Yakubu Dogara, over the
murder of her first daughter, Joy Odama, a
200 level student of the Cross Rivers state
University.


 In the petition signed by her,
which was shared on social media, Mrs
Odama says that her daughter was
allegedly murdered by one Alhaji Usman
Adamu.


Read her petition after the cut…
My name is Mrs Philomena ODAMA. I am a
native of Yala LGA in Cross River State. I am
resident at old Karmo village in Abuja.
Joy Odama is my first daughter. She is a
200 level undergraduate of Mass




Communications at the Cross River State
University; who just returned for
Christmas holidays and met her untimely
death.


On the 18th Dec, 2016, one Elizabeth from
Ogoja LGA, Cross River State who is my
daughters friend visited us and told Joy to
accompany her to see one Alhaji Usman
Adamu who she said was a philanthropist
that gives scholarship to young students.


She said the Alhaji lives in the same
neighborhood, precisely at Ibro Quarters,
Old Karmo-Abuja.


Knowing Elizabeth as a long time friend
and without any suspicion, she innocently
followed her to the said Alhaji’s house. On
getting there, my daughter called me that
the Alhaji wants to see me. I asked why
and she said that the Alhaji wants to help
her with her education with other girls
who lives in the neighborhood who are
there with their parents.


I quickly got to
the house and Alhaji Usman ADAMU
promised to help in my daughters
education and equally promised to get me
a job with the Nigerian Security & Civil
Defense Corps (NSCDC).


We exchanged
numbers, i graciously thanked him and left
with my daughter.



Two days later on the 20th December,
2016 in the evening, Alhaji Usman ADAMU
called my daughter and said his house
help is seriously sick and that she should
please come and look after her while he
goes to get a doctor. He also said he has
called other girls (i.e the other girls we
saw in his house the previous day).



 Joy
told me and i allowed her to go. That was
the last time i saw my daughter alive.
After a while on the same day, i called Joy
and she said she was at the house with
the other girls and will soon be coming
back. About an hour later, when she was
not yet back, i called severally but she did
not pick. Out of curiosity, i called Alhaji
Usman ADAMU on his number
08179606208 but he too did not pick.



 I
became more worried and went to the
house but couldn’t gain access to Alhaji’s
apartment. The next morning, i called Joy
and Alhaji ADAMU several times to no avail.
Eventually, Alhaji ADAMU picked his call and
to my surprise, he pretended not to know
who i was nor who Joy was.



 When i
pressed further he said ” did anything
happen to Joy” as if she does not know
where she is. At this point i knew all was
not well.



In panic, i called my husband (who was
not around at the time due to the nature
of his work), my relatives and neighbors
and we all agreed to report to the police.



As we were about stepping out to the
police station, we saw two policemen in
our house who asked us to follow them to
the police station at Karmo.


 On getting
there, the DPO informed us that all the
girls that went to Alhaji’s house are all
unconscious; that one is not responding
to treatment while the others are
responding.


We requested to see Joy but
we were turned down and asked to come
back the next day. We pressed further but
the DPO insisted we go and come back as
directed. The next day being 22nd
December, 2016 i went back to the police
station in company of relatives and a
lawyer who is a close family friend.


 To my
utter shock, i was told that my daughter
was dead and has been taken to the
mortuary.
We asked to
know how,
why and
what led to
Joy’s death
and the
DPO, CSP
NKEM
RAPHAEL
declined
further
comments.



Our lawyer
asked if the
Alhaji has
been
arrested but
CSP NKEM
RAPHAEL
bluntly told
us that as
far he is
concerned,
Alhaji is not
culpable, no
crime has been committed, that my
daughter died a natural death and he
cannot arrest Alhaji Usman ADAMU. DPO
NKEM told the lawyer to take the matter to
his superiors but that he has already
informed them about the matter and as
far as they are concerned, Alhaji ADAMU
cannot be arrested.



We requested to
know the whereabout of my daughters
corpse and the other girls responding to
treatment so we can interview them. The
DPO directed us to Federal Medical Center,
Airport Road Abuja and on getting to the
mortuary, we discovered body has already
been embalmed.



When we asked why my
daughters body was embalmed without
our knowledge, one of the attendant’s
confided in us that Alhaji Usman ADAMU
first brought the dead body in the early
hours of 21st Dec,2016 claiming to be the
father of the girl. But on seeing the body,
they suspected foul play and insisted that
they will not admit the body until they see
a police or doctor’s report. Alhaji Usman
ADAMU left and came back with DPO NKEM
RAPHAEL of Karmo Divisional Police who
ordered them to immediately embalm the
body.



We also discovered that the other girls the
DPO claimed were on admission in the
hospital were not there.

We went back to
the police station to find out why our
daughters body would be embalmed
without our prior consent. At the police
station, i saw Martha, one of the girls
whom i met at Alhaji Usman ADAMU’S
house.


 She was by the police canter and i
asked her what happened to Joy and she
narrated the following; ” on the 20th of
December, 2016 Alhaji Usman ADAMU
called her to come to his house, that he
has already called the other girls to help
him look after his house help who was
very sick. But her elder brother
( Emmanuel, who was also in the police
station with her) stopped her from going
to Alhaji’s house that day. But that she
sneaked very early in the morning to
Alhaji’s house the following day and on
getting there she was shocked at what
she saw. She saw my daughter , Joy
ODAMA lying lifeless on the floor and the
other girls were stooling and vomiting.


She became afraid and tried to run out of
the house but Alhaji Usman ADAMU and
some inside the house held her back and
brought her to the police station.


When i
was about asking her further questions,
some police men shouted at her to stop
talking and whisked her away.



We went back again to the DPO, CSP NKEM
RAPHAEL to ask why my daughter was
embalmed without our knowledge and
that we heavily suspect foul play and
demanded for an explanation and further
investigation.


 The DPO reiterated his initial
position and bluntly told us not to pursue
this case further, that he would advise us
to dialogue with Alhaji Usman ADAMU for
our daughters burial. He insisted he has
nothing more to do with us until we
agree to meet with Alhaji Usman ADAMU.
On the advise of a family friend, we
agreed to meet with Alhaji Usman ADAMU
to shed more light on what actually
transpired. On the agreed date of the
meeting being 24th Dec., 2016 by10am,
we were at the police station with our
lawyer but on sighting the lawyer, the DPO
lied that the meeting has been postponed.



When the lawyer asked why, he said that
the Alhaji was not around and that his
number is not connecting, that he will call
the lawyer and inform her of the next date
for the meeting. Immediately the lawyer
left, the DPO quickly called us inside his
office and we were so surprised to see
Alhaji Usman ADAMU sitting right there.



The DPO told us to put off our phones and
drop it on his desk , that he does not want
the meeting to be recorded. In attendance
was the DPO, CSP NKEM RAPHAEL, DCO, SP
MICHAEL OBIORA, the Inspector
Crime and Alhaji Usman ADAMU. On our
side was my husband, myself, relatives
and a family friend.



The DPO was the first to speak. He said if
we know what is good for us we should
agree to whatever the Alhaji will offer us
and desist from further pursuing this
matter.



Alhaji Usman ADAMU then offered
to settle the matter with Three Hundred
Thousand Naira(N300,000) and we
became infuriated with anger, left home
and informed the lawyer what happened.



The lawyer insisted that further
investigation be carried out. The DPO
again called for a second meeting where
we met with AIG Umoru Usman Shehu;
AIG Intelligence, Force Headquarters
Abuja. AIG Umoru told us bluntly also that
investigation in this matter is closed and
cannot be reopened.


 He said Alhaji Usman
ADAMU should add an additional One
Hundred Thousand Naira (N100,000) to
his initial offer. He told us harshly that that
is the much he can do in this matter and
that is his final decision and it is in our
best interest to accept the offer.


At this
point, apparently sensing the threat in his
tone, a family friend present called us
aside and advised that we collect the
money to give them a false believe that we
have agreed to their terms while we go
home and think of the next line of action,
including having it as an exhibit.



As it stands now, it is very visible the blind
and audible to the deaf that Alhaji Usman
ADAMU has people in high places within
the Nigerian Police Force and have
connived with them to deny our poor
family justice. So, i am passionately
pleading and calling on the government
and the general public to come to my aid
so that my daughters gruesome death will
not be in vain. Investigations has revealed
that my daughter, Joy Odama is not the
first girl that Alhaji Usman ADAMU has
killed on the pretext of helping them.



I am using this medium to appeal to all to
help me seek for justice in the painful
death of my daughter.
Thank You.
Yours faithfully,
Mrs Philomena ODAMA.


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