The Adamawa State Police Command has arrested a 28-year-old man, Ibrahim Augustine, for allegedly stabbing his 21-year-old neighbor, Haggai Markus, to death following a disagreement over roasted meat.
The incident occurred around 8pm on Wednesday, November 4, at Mararaban Vimtim in Mubi North Local Government Area of the state.
The police said the deceased and the suspect had an argument over roasted meat taken from a butcher’s table, during which Augustine allegedly stabbed Markus in the chest with a knife.
The police spokesperson, SP Suleiman Nguroje, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, adding that the victim’s father, Markus Gabo, reported the incident to the command.
According to the statement, police officers who visited the scene found the victim lying in a pool of blood and recovered a knife suspected to have been used in the attack.
Markus was taken to the Federal Medical Centre, Mubi, while the suspect was arrested and detained.
The police said the case would be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department for further investigation and prosecution.
The Commissioner of Police, Kabir Umar Hassan, expressed condolences to the deceased’s family and assured them that justice would be served.
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