TRAGEDY: JSS 3 STUDENTS STAB COLLEAGUE 4 TIMES IN ADAMAWA

Najib Ibrahim and Abdullahi Abdulrazak, JSS 3 students have confessed to stabbing their colleague and SS 3 student, Abdullahi Sule, 4 times.

Both accused persons and students of Government Day Secondary Demsawa in Yola North Local Government Area, said they stabbed Sule for insulting and slapping Abdulrazak.  

NEWS PLATFORM learnt that the ugly incident occured on Wednesday 8th December, 2021 when Abdullahi Abdulrazak who was riding on his bicycle was alleged to have hit Sule with the said bicycle at the premises of the school.

After hitting him with the bicycle, the victim, Sule insulted and gave Abdullazak, a dirty slap and demanded to know the reasons behind his action.

But the 18 year old Abdulrazak, who became angry with the action of his senior colleague, rushed back to the town and armed himself with a long knife and returned back to the school fully prepared to confront Sule.

After returning to school, the teenager mobilised some of his colleagues and close friends where he briefed them on the incident and asked them to help him teach Sule unforgettable/bitter lesson.

The boys were said to have patiently waited until the 22 year old Sule completed writing his 1st term examination on that fateful day where they followed him outside the gate, pounced on him and stabbed him on the head, chest and hands.

It took prompt intervention of some vigilantes who rescued Sule, resident of Bali street, Nasarawo ward in Yola North LGA and apprehended the accused persons who subsequetly admitted committing the crime.

Unconfirmed sources told NEWS PLATFORM that the victim went into coma while being taken to hospital but later regained his counsciousness and now receiving treatment due to severe injuries he sustained.

Upon arraignment before Yola Criminal Area Court I, the defendants pleaded guilty to criminal conspiracy and causing of grievious hurt contrary to sections 60 and 218 of the state penal code law.

The court presided by Hon. Mathias Nuhu, ordered the remand of the of the defendants and adjourned the case to 5th January, 2022 for corroboration and summary trial.

Mathias, however ruled that bail of the defendants would be considered and granted if they have reasonable sureties.

Earlier, the prosecutor, corpral Ismail Mohammed, told the court in First Information Report that Abudulrazak who is 18 years old and resident of Wuro Kuturu in Jimeta, conspired with an 18 year old Najib, resident of Wuro Jabbe and perpetrated the act.

Corpral Ismail, applied that the matter be adjourned to enable the prosecution assemble witnesses and tender exhibit so as to corroborate guilt plea of the defendants.