The Niger State Command of the Nigeria Police has revealed why it arrested one Mubarak, suspected to be mentally unstable.
According to the command, Mubarak was for stabbing and killing a 25-year-old man, Shamseen Danshehu.
Mubarak is accused of stabbing Shamseen on Sunday evening, March 23, 2024, in the Kwangila area of Minna when he engaged Danshehu in a fight during which he allegedly stabbed him in the chest.
He was rushed to the nearby Minna General Hospital where he was confirmed dead on arrival.
Residents said they did not know what caused the fight and maintained that they always saw Mubarak in the street moving from place to place scavenging in residents’ refuse containers.
The spokesperson of the command, SP Wasiu Abiodun, who confirmed the incident on Monday, said that the suspect has been arrested.
“It was reported that one Mubarak, who is suspected of insanity and also scavenging around Kwangila, fought with a passerby, Shamsu Danshehu 25 years of the same area. During the fight, the said scavenger stabbed Shamsu in the chest with scissors,” the PPRO stated.
“The victim was rushed to the general hospital but gave up the ghost in the hospital and was confirmed dead. The suspect was arrested for further investigation,” Abiodun said.
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