A young man is currently assisting men of the Adamawa State Police Command in their investigation after he was said to have stabbed his friend to death during a misunderstanding over roasted meat, popularly known as suya.
The man, Ibrahim Augustine, aged 28 years, was arrested after the death of the victim, Haggai Markus, aged 21 years.
It was gathered that on Wednesday, November 4 around 8:00 p.m., the deceased had a misunderstanding with the arrested man over a piece roasted meat. The meat had earlier been stolen from a butcher’s table at Mararaban Vimtim area of Mubi in the state.
However, in the course of the misunderstanding, Augustine allegedly brought out a dagger and stabbed the victim in the chest.
The incident was eventually reported at the police station by the father of the victim around 8:45 p.m. on the same day.
Upon receipt of the report, operatives attached to Mubi North Divisional Headquarters visited the scene and found the victim in a pool of his blood.
“One dagger was recovered as exhibit and the suspect was apprehended and taken into custody. Photographs of the scene were taken.
“The victim was evacuated to the Federal Medical Centre, Mubi, where a medical doctor confirmed him dead on arrival,” the command said in a statement on Thursday, November 5.
The man was said to have given more useful information to the operatives and he has been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) for more discreet investigation and he is expected to be charged to court at the conclusion of the investigation.
