Court awards widow N200m over police killing of husband in Osun

• Orders prosecution of killer policeman

The Federal High Court, Abuja, has awarded N200 million against the Nigeria Police Force over the killing of Mallam Kabiru Babai, a truck driver and imam, by a police sergeant in Osun State in 2021.
In addition, the court ordered the Police Service Commission (PSC), the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) and the Commissioner of Police, Osun State Command, to immediately commence the prosecution of the police officer, Sgt. Moses Samuel.
Justice Peter Lifu, delivering judgment on July 2, 2026, in Suit No. FHC/ABJ/CS/1292/2022, held that the applicant, Balkisu Kabiru Babai, had established on the preponderance of affidavit evidence that her hus...