Kebbi Police Command Arrest One Suspect in a Murder Case

The Kebbi State Police Command has arrested a 30-year-old suspect over the alleged murder of one Auwal Umaru, of Katami village, Silami Local Government Area of Sokoto State.

The Kebbi State Police Public Relations Officer, Nafiu Abubakar, made it known in a statement on Monday 

He said that on July 21 at 8am, the Police received information that Umaru was seen lying in a pool of blood behind the Central market, Birnin Kebbi.

“Upon receiving the report, the Divisional Police Officer, Central Market, mobilised a team of policemen and vigilantes to the scene and evacuated the victim to Sir Yahaya Memorial Hospital, Birnin Kebbi, where a medical practitioner certified the victim dead.

“In the course of preliminary investigation, the suspect confessed to having stabbed the deceased with a knife on his neck as a result of a mere argument at about 2:30 a.m.,” Abubakar said.

Abubakar quoted the Commissioner of Police, Bello Sani, as appealing to the youths to always seek redress from the appropriate authorities when aggrieved, and desist from self-help.

He, however, directed the Birnin Kebbi DPO, to immediately transfer the case to the State Criminal Investigation Department, for a thorough investigation and prosecution.