18-year-old kills businessman in Niger State

• He said the victim, who was also a former permanent secretary in the state, was stabbed severally on the head and neck.

An 18-year-old teenager has been apprehended in connection with the murder of one Adamu Jagaba, a block industry owner in Minna.

The suspect, one Fatiyah Abdulhakeem, was said to have committed the crime on Dec. 7, at about 11:30am.

According to the police in Niger State, the suspect trespassed into the block industry located along Eastern Bye-pass, Minna, and attacked the deceased.

The Police Public Relations Officer in Niger, SP Wasiu Abiodun, disclosed this in Minna on Sunday.

He said the victim, who was also a former permanent secretary in the state, was stabbed severally on the head and neck, and hit multiple times with a stapler in the office.

Abiodun said the suspect then made away with the deceased Toyota Camry vehicle with Reg. No. MNA 61 AE.

He said the police operatives visited the scene and commenced investigation into the incident.

According to him, following the circulation of the vehicle’s details to all police points and formations within the state, the Police Crack Squad intercepted the vehicle along Bosso Estate road, Minna, at about 7 pm on the same day.

He said the suspect was arrested, adding that during interrogation, the suspect confessed to being the victim’s car painter and conspired with some of the deceased workers to carry out the crime.

The PPRO added that the suspect also mentioned the names of his gang members, who are at large and efforts was ongoing to apprehend the other gang members involved in the crime.

He said the suspect would be charged to court for prosecution immediately after investigation.