Borno Man Stabs Sleeping Friends To Death For Committing Adultery As Bricklayer Apprentice Kills Master

Man Stabs Sleeping Friends To Death For Committing Adultery As Bricklayer Apprentice Kills Master

Borno state Police boss today stated that the police had also arrested a 20-year old man, Hassan Garba, over the murder of two persons in Biu Local Government Area of the state.

He revealed that the suspect on May 18, stabbed Hussaini Alhassan, 20 and Naziru Haruna, 19; to death, whom he accused of adultery.

He noted that “Garba, armed with a knife and axe, attacked and killed Alhassan and Haruna in their sleep.

“The suspect claimed that the deceased were committing adultery; and that he was duty-bound to execute judgment on them.”

According to him, the file is with the Directorate of Public Prosecution (DPP).

Meanwhile, the police have also arrested a 19-year-old building apprentice, Inusa Abubakar, over the murder of his 24-year-old master, Ba’Ana Bukar.

Chukwu stated that the suspect, a bricklayer apprentice, stabbed his master with a knife on May 26 in an uncompleted building where they were working at Pompomari area of Maiduguri.

He added that the suspect buried the body in a shallow grave, proceeded to the deceased’s house and carted away N62, 000.

The commissioner noted that the amount was the proceed from sale of the deceased’s vehicle.

Chukwu said that the police recovered a knife and money from the suspect.