Man, 30 Arrested For Stabbing Elder Brother To Death in Bauchi

From, Ajiya Ayuba, Bauchi

The commissioner of police Bauchi state command, CP Auwal Musa Mohammed has said that Operatives attached to Township Divisional headquarters have arrested one, Isyaku Babale ‘m’ aged 30 years old of Anguwan Dawaki, for an alleged culpable homicide.

CP Auwal noted that the suspect was arrested following a report received by the Divisional Police Officer, Township Police Station Bauchi.

The commissioner, Auwal made this known through in a statement signed and issued to newsmen by the command’s spokesperson, SP Ahmed Mohammed Wakil.

He said that detectives from the division were drafted to the scene immediately and arrested the suspect.

The statement reads in part: “1They rushed the victim to Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Teaching Hospital (ATBUTH) but was certified dead by a medical doctor.

“Therefore, this development prompted the detectives to initiate a manhunt for the suspect. Consequently, the suspect was traced and apprehended near Kasuwan Shanu area of Bauchi metropolis.

“Preliminary investigations conducted by the detectives attached revealed that the suspect used a knife and stabbed his biological elder brother on the 31st March 2024 at about 0400hrs after an argument that ensued between them.

CP. Auwal noted further that: “The altercation started when the younger brother (suspect) asked his elder brother (victim) to stop taking Cold Patch liquid popularly known as ‘Sholi’ in their room because of the unpleasant odour of the liquid. Both of them became furious with each other and began fighting.

“Shortly after a mediation, the suspect ran and picked a sharp object suspected to be a knife and stabbed the victim in his stomach. Further investigations revealed that both the suspect and the victim used to engage in fighting with involving dangerous weapons against each other” the statement stated.

The Commissioner, CP Auwal Musa Mohammed, however has ordered a discreet investigation into the incident to unravel more motives behind the action of the suspect and be charged to court for prosecution.