5 arrested over friend’s death in Jigawa

By Muhammad Aliyu Dutse

Th e Police in Jigawa stated have arrested fi ve suspects over the death of their friend, Ibrahim Hussani, in Ringim Local Government Area of the state. Police Public Relations Offi cer (PPRO) for the state, Jinjiri Abdu, confi rmed the arrest, yesterday in Dutse. Jinjiri said that one the suspects allegedly attacked Hussani with a knife during the incident which occurred on July 12, 2017, at about 10:30pm in Ringim town. According to him, “On July 12, we received a report that the victim was allegedly attacked with knife by one of the suspects. It was gathered that the incident happened after one of the suspects’ phone got missing.

It was in the middle of the argument that one of the suspects attacked the deceased with knife.” Th e spokesperson said policemen were dispatched to the scene, where they found the victim unconscious, following report received on the incident, noting that: “Unfortunately, he died few minutes after he was taken to General Hospital, Ringim.” He said the investigation into the case was on-going and the suspect would be charged to court on completion of investigation.

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