A 28-year-old man, Ibrahim Augustine, has been arrested by the Adamawa State Police Command for allegedly stabbing his 21-year-old neighbour, Haggai Markus, to death in a disagreement over roasted meat in Mubi North Local Government Area of the state.
SP Suleiman Nguroji, the command’s spokesman, in a press release issued on Thursday, defined that the incident occurred at Mararaban Vimtim on Wednesday, November 4, 2026, at about 8 pm, when the deceased reportedly had a disagreement with Augustine over roasted meat taken from a butcher’s desk.
The assertion mentioned that in the course of the disagreement, the suspect allegedly used a knife and stabbed the sufferer in the chest.
At about 20:45hrs on the identical date, the daddy of the deceased, one Markus Gabo, reported the incident to the police.
Nguroji additional defined that police operatives connected to the Mubi North Division visited the scene after receiving the report and located Markus mendacity lifeless in a pool of blood, saying that one sharp knife was recovered as exhibit, and the suspect was apprehended and brought into custody.
According to the assertion, “Photographs of the scene have been taken. The corpse was evacuated to the Federal Medical Centre, Mubi, the place a medical physician confirmed the sufferer lifeless.”
The suspect and the case diary, the assertion mentioned, can be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department for additional investigation, after which he will likely be prosecuted.
The Commissioner of Police, Adamawa State Command, CP Kabir Hassan, commiserated with the deceased’s household and warranted the general public that justice can be served.
The police spokesman suggested residents to settle disputes peacefully and report disagreements to the police as an alternative of resorting to violence.
