MURDER TRIAL: YOLA SECURITY GUARD WHO STABS COLLEAGUE 9 TIMES PLEADS GUILTY

A 24 year Naziru Umar of Maza Security Guard, a Yola based private security outfit in Adamawa state who severally stabbed his colleague, Votapwa Tehman, to death has admitted committing the heinous crime.

Naziru was said to have fatally stabbed Votapwa with a knife about 9 times at different places over his body which led to his untimely death.

The gruesome murder of the security guard followed a heated argument which ensued between the duo as to why the accused reported on duty very late.

The suspect and the deceased as well as Dogara Zira, all of Maza Security Guard were deployed to safeguard the residence of one Alhaji Bala Yau, in Yola the state capital where the ugly incident occurred.

NEWS PLATFORM gathered that the accused who had formed the habit of reporting on duty very late, came to the residence on the 21st January, 2021 so as to take over from the victim and Dogara who had spent night together on duty. 

Upon his arrival, the accused was said to have met Votapwa on duty as Dogara had since took permission and left for his lectures at the Federal College of Education (FCE), Yola. 

The accused engaged Votapwa in an argument which resulted to a very serious fight where Naziru was reported to have violently attacked his victim with a cutlass and stabbed him 9 times with a knife and left him lifeless with blood guzzling out.

He later carried the death body of his colleague and dumped it inside the booth of a Mercedes Benz packed in the compound.

It was learnt that neighbours who had heard shouting and screaming from the house, came to intervene, but discovered that the main gate was locked from the inside, until when they called Dogara who reported the matter to the police.

It was the police who broke the gate before having access into house where they apprehended the suspect who led them to where he hid the death body.

But upon his arraignment before Chief Magistrate Court 5 in Yola, the suspect admitted killing Votapwa.

Thereafter, the prosecutor, Inspector Iliya Akawu, told the court that the case is still under investigation, and that since the offence of which the defendant is charged to court is capital in nature of which the court has no jurisdiction to entertain, the matter be adjourned to enable them duplicate the case file and forward to the ministry of justice through DPP for legal advice.

The application was granted by Chief Magistrate Maimuna C. Muhammad, led Honourable Court and adjourned the case to 31st March, 2021 to enable police conclude investigation, while the court awaits legal advice.

She however ordered that the defendant be remanded at Yolde Pate correctional service facility till then.