Police Arrest 28-Year-Old Suspect for Stabbing Neighbour Over Roasted Meat

A 28-year-old man has been arrested by the police in Adamawa State for allegedly stabbing his 21-year-old neighbour to death following a disagreement over roasted meat.

The suspect, identified as Ibrahim Augustine, and the deceased, Haggai Markus, both lived in Mararaban Vimtim, Mubi North Local Government Area of the state.

The Adamawa State Police Command disclosed that the incident occurred at about 8pm on Wednesday, November 4, after the two neighbours reportedly disagreed over meat taken from a butcher’s table.

According to the command, the argument escalated when Augustine allegedly picked up a knife and stabbed Markus in the chest.

The incident was reported to the police on the same day by the deceased’s father, Markus Gabo.

In a statement issued on Thursday, the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Suleiman Nguroje, said officers attached to the Mubi North Division responded to the report and proceeded to the scene, where they found Markus lying lifeless in a pool of blood.

The police recovered a knife suspected to have been used in the attack as an exhibit, while the victim’s remains were evacuated to the Federal Medical Centre, Mubi.

Augustine was subsequently arrested and detained as investigations into the circumstances surrounding the killing commenced.

Nguroje added that the suspect, alongside the case diary, would be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) for further investigation and prosecution.

The Commissioner of Police, CP Kabir Umar Hassan, expressed condolences to the family of the deceased and assured residents that the command would ensure justice was served.