25-year-old arrested over alleged killing of man in Bauchi

The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a 25-year-old man, Jabir Yusuf, for allegedly shooting and sidesplitting his property mate, Hassan Mohamed, successful Toro Local Government Area of the state.

The incidental occurred on Monday at astir 11:30 a.m. successful Rinjin Gura village, Zalau Ward, Toro LGA.

The command’s spokesman, SP Nafiu Habib, disclosed this successful a connection issued on Tuesday on behalf of the Commissioner of Police, Sani-Omolori Aliyu.

According to Habib, the constabulary received a study from a nonmigratory of Zalau Ward that the fishy had allegedly fired a Dane weapon astatine Mohamed, hitting him successful the neck.

He said operatives of the Gumau Division were mobilised to the country pursuing the study and evacuated the unfortunate to Toro General Hospital for aesculapian attention.

Mohamed was, however, pronounced dormant by the doc connected work upon accomplishment astatine the hospital.

Habib said the deceased’s remains were subsequently released to his household for burial successful accordance with Islamic rites.

He added that the fishy was arrested and the Dane weapon allegedly utilized successful the incidental was recovered arsenic an exhibit.

The case, according to the spokesman, has been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department, Bauchi, for discreet probe and imaginable prosecution.

The Commissioner...