Two personnel of the Nigerian Air Force and two civilians, including a filling station manager, have been arrested by the Kaduna State Police Command in connection with the alleged torture and killing of a fuel attendant in Kaduna.
The arrests, which were made public in a post on Tuesday by security analyst Zagazola Makama via his official X handle, followed the reported death of Joseph Isaac Fada, a 28-year-old staff of Albash Filling Station located along Airport Road in Kaduna.
According to police sources quoted by Makama, the case began on April 30, 2025, when Amina Abdurrazaq, the 40-year-old manager of the filling station, accused Fada of misappropriating ₦335,522.00 from fuel sales.
She subsequently handed him over to personnel at a nearby military checkpoint operated by the Nigerian Air Force for investigation.
Fada was allegedly detained overnight by operatives of the 413 Force Protection Group of the Nigerian Air Force, where he was reportedly tortured until he fell unconscious. Instead of taking him to a hospital, the officers allegedly took him to a local patent medicine store where he later died while receiving treatment.
Police investigations led to the arrest of Sgt. Achibong Friday Udoh and LCPL Ayodele Glory Blessing of the Nigerian Air Force, as well as Amina Abdurrazaq and Maryam, a 51-year-old woman believed to be the owner of the medicine store where Fada died.
All suspects have since been transferred for further investigation.
Meanwhile, the body of the deceased has been deposited for an autopsy to determine the exact cause of death.
