Man allegedly stabs customer to death over N500 balance for mobile phone purchase

The Jigawa State Police Command has arrested a 20-year-old man, Lawisi Safiyanu, for allegedly stabbing 25-year-old Muhammad Abba to decease pursuing a quality implicit a N500 equilibrium from the acquisition of a mobile telephone successful Dutse Local Government Area.

The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Lawan Shiisu Adam, disclosed this successful a connection issued to newsmen.

He said the incidental occurred astatine astir 12:30am connected October 1, 2026, astatine Chamo village, Dutse LGA.

According to him, preliminary probe revealed that the deceased had purchased a mobile telephone from the fishy for N1,500, but paid lone N1,000 and was incapable to instantly settee the outstanding N500.

The unpaid equilibrium reportedly led to an statement betwixt the 2 men, during which Safiyanu allegedly utilized a weapon to stab Abba.

The unfortunate was rushed to Rashid Shekoni Teaching Hospital, Dutse, for attraction but died portion receiving aesculapian attention.

The constabulary said the fishy was arrested and the weapon allegedly utilized successful the onslaught was recovered arsenic an exhibit.

The bid added that probe had been completed and the fishy charged to tribunal to look the law.

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