An eighteen (18) year old man, Abdulkarim Adamu, has been arrested by Adamawa state Police Command for allegedly stabbing his friend, Ayuba Hassan with a knife to death during a fight over Infinix Mobile Phone in Mubi North Local Government Area.
Abdulkarim who is currently cooling off in one of the cells of the state police command allegedly used his long knife and stabbed his 27 year old friend on his hand and chest leading to his death on the spot over mobile phone valued at #55,000.
The suspect who is an indigent of Gombe state but resides in Mubi North LGA, narrated that the deceased called him and 2 of their friends on Saturday last week, where they all met and conspired to go to and steal jerrycans containing fuel at a particular filling station in the town.
Abdulkarim narrated to NEWS PLATFORM at the police headquarters in Yola on Tuesday that they all went out on their mission in the night on that fateful day, but unfortunately they could not succeed, saying that himself and 2 others decided to return back home and sleep.
The accused added that he slept off after they returned back home and left behind 2 of his friends chatting; and that sometimes later the deceased came and met them, but after sometimes, the deceased returned back to his house.
According to him, he woke up in the night but could not see his phone; and that he searched everywhere but could not lay his hands upon it, saying that he asked 2 of his friends whether they have seen it, but said no.
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He further narrated that his friends told him that Ayuba came and left; and that he might be the one that carried the phone, and that he met the deceased the following morning i e on Sunday last week where he asked him about the phone, but denied carrying the phone.
He informed NEWS PLATFORM that himself and Ayuba agreed to go and meet 2 of their friends and discuss the issue, explaining that after meeting them and in the course of their discussion, disagreement ensued.
He stated that it was at this juncture that himself and the deceased agreed to go down to the river and fight each other, stating that on their way to the river, the victim picked a stone and threw at him, and that on his part, he pulled out his knife and stabbed him 2 times as a result of which he fell down and died.
Abdulkarim added that he immediately fled from the scene of the crime; and that 2 of his friends who were together with them carried the lifeless body of his victim.
He further confessed that he was later arrested by the vigilante group who handed him over to the police in Mubi, and bitterly regretting his action.
The image maker of the state police command, DSP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje, who also confirmed the arrest, said that the suspect will be charged to court for prosecution after investigation.
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