Yobe State Police Command has condemned the gruesome killing of a young man, Lawan Adamu, 28, at the outskirts of Nayi Nawa bypass, Damaturu.
On September 15, at about 22:30hrs, ‘A’ Division Police Headquarters, Damaturu, received a distress call reporting a corpse with deep cuts. Police arrived to find the victim with deep throat cuts and multiple stab wounds. A blood-stained knife was recovered at the scene.
A statement signed by the police public relations officer (PPRO) DSP Dungus Abdulkarim, Yobe State Command, said the body was moved to General Hospital Damaturu, where it was confirmed dead by a medical doctor.
LEADERSHIP gathered that the corpse had been deposited at the hospital morgue.
Deliberate efforts by the Division led to the arrest of the prime suspect, Yunusa Isa AKA Abba, aged 24, of the same Address.
The commissioner of police, CP Garba Ahmed, has directed detectives to expand their investigation to unravel the circumstances behind the incident.
He further assures the public that the investigation will be swift and thorough as justice will be served accordingly.
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