Man Allegedly Kills His Friend Over Beer in Bauchi State

Man Allegedly Kills His Friend Over Beer in Bauchi State

  • A 29-year-old man, Monday Ajasco, has stabbed his friend, Abdulrazak Ibrahim, 30, to death for allegedly refusing to buy him beer
  • The incident happened in Bagel village, Dass local government area of Bauchi state prompting a discreet investigation from the police
  • The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, SP Ahmed Wakil, said the police had arrested the suspect

Bauchi - The Bauchi state police command said it has arrested a 29-year old man for allegedly stabbing a 30-year-old man to death for refusing to buy him beer.

The spokesman of the command, Ahmed Walil, said that the incident happened on Thursday, November 17 at a beer parlour at Bagel Village of Dass local government area.

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Police authorities in Bauchi state have arrested the suspect already. Photo credit: Nigeria Police Force
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He said:

“The command arrested one Monday Ajasco, male (29), of Kafin Tafawa Bauchi on the 17th of November, 2022, following information available at the Command’s disposal about his active involvement in a homicid*e case.

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“A discreet investigation conducted by the detectives attached to the command revealed that on the November 16, 2022 at about 11.00pm, the suspect (Monday) went to a beer parlor at Bagel village of Dass LGA where he met Abdulrazak Ibrahim, male (30) who is now deceased, and others drinking beer at a beer parlor in Bagel village.
“He (the suspect) asked the said Abdulrazak (deceased) to buy him a beer to drink. In response, the deceased refused to do so.
“This development sparked a little altercation between them which displeased the suspect. After a while, they decided to leave the beer parlor and go to their homes while the victim left before them.
“The deceased’s friend heard screaming from his friend from afar. On reaching the scene, he met his friend lying in a pool of his blood while the suspect was standing near the victim holding a sharp animal horn in his hand.

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“He also threatened to stab the victim’s friend when he asked the suspect why he did so.
“Investigation into the incident also revealed that the suspect trailed and attacked the victim on his neck with a sharp object suspected to be an animal horn.
“As a result, he sustained a serious injury where he was swiftly rushed to the General Hospital Dass but was certified dead by the medical doctor.”

He stated that the case would be charged to court for prosecution on completion of the investigation.

20-year-old housewife kills co-wife with pestle in Bauchi

Another report by Punch revealed that a housewife has been arrested for allegedly killing her co-wife with a pestle in Bauchi, the police have said.

The suspect was said to have used a pestle to hit her husband’s first wife on the head which led to her death.

The incident, according to the police, happened at Gar Village in Pali Ward in Alkaleri local government area of Bauchi state.

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2 dead, 1 injured as Bauchi state commissioner is involved in auto crash

Meanwhile, two people lost their lives on Wednesday, November 16, in an auto crash involving the convoy of the Bauchi state commissioner for local government, Abdulrazaq Nuhu Zak.

The commissioner was on his way to Warji for political engagement when the fatal accident occurred.

The Federal Road Safety Corps has confirmed the accident, saying the probable cause was speed limit violation and loss of control.

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In a related development, Pharm. Ejikeme Omeje, the All Progressives Congress (APC) House of Representatives candidate for Nsukka/Igbo-Eze South Federal Constituency in Enugu, is dead.

Omeje, a prominent candidate of the APC in Enugu North senatorial zone, was said to have been involved in a motor accident on Tuesday, November 8, along Eden Ani/Nsukka road, near El-Rina hotel, Nsukka.

The accident happened when Omeje was returning from a political meeting held in Edem-Ani town.

Source: Legit.ng

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Jerrywright Ukwu Jerrywright Ukwu is an Abuja-based senior political/defence correspondent. He is a graduate of the Nigerian Institute of Journalism, Lagos and the International Institute of Journalism in Abuja. He is also a member of the Nigeria Union of Journalists. He spends his leisure-time reading history books. He can be reached via email at jerrywright39@yahoo.com.