The Kano State Police Command, Monday, confirmed the arrest of a 25-year-old man, Abba Garba Ibrahim, who reportedly stabbed to death his 22-year-old friend, one Zaharadeen Iliyasi, during a scuffle triggered by an alleged disagreement.
A statement by the spokesperson for the command, Mr. Abdullahi Kiyawa , a Superintendent of Police, revealed that Ibrahim allegedly stabbed his friend, Illiyasi, in the neck with a knife, causing his death.
The incident occurred on Friday, March 29, 2024, at Chiranci Dorayi Quarters in Kano.
The police spokesman further revealed that upon receiving the tragic information, the state Commissioner of Police, Mohammed Gumel, ordered that all entry and exit points in the state be blocked to prevent the suspect from fleeing.
“On March 29, 2024, at about 10:30 pm,” the statement reads, “a distress call was received reporting a disagreement between two friends at Chiranci Dorayi Quarters Kano, where one Abba Garba Ibrahim, 25 years old, popularly known as ‘Dan ‘Kuda’ used a knife and stabbed one Zaharaddeen Iliyasu, 22 years old, ‘m’, of same address on his neck.
“On receipt of the report, the Commissioner of Police, Kano State Command, CP Mohammed Gumel, ordered the immediate cordoning off of the entry and exit points of the state to prevent escape and directed the deployment of police operatives, led by the Divisional Police Officer of Panshekara Division, CSP Ya’u Sadiq Abdu, to the scene.
“On arrival at the scene, Zaharadeen Iliyasu was rushed to the Murtala Mohammed Specialist Hospital, Kano where a medical doctor on duty certified the body dead, while the suspect, Abba Garba Ibrahim, was arrested while attempting to escape to the Niger Republic.”
Meanwhile, preliminary investigation by the police, has revealed that Abba Garba Ibrahim was allegedly under the influence of illicit drug when he reportedly committed the dastardly act.
