The Kebbi State Police Command has arrested a 30-year-old man, Bello Amakwa, for allegedly stabbing one Auwal Umaru to death following a heated argument in Birnin Kebbi.
Umaru, who hailed from Katami village in Silami Local Government Area of Sokoto State, was found in a pool of blood near the Central Market in Birnin Kebbi on the morning of July 21, 2025.
Police Public Relations Officer, SP Nafi’u Abubakar, disclosed the development in a statement released in Birnin Kebbi on Monday.
He said, “Upon receiving the report, the Divisional Police Officer, Central Market, mobilised a team of policemen and vigilantes to the scene and evacuated the victim to Sir Yahaya Memorial Hospital, Birnin Kebbi, where a medical practitioner certified the victim dead.”
Abubakar further confirmed that: “Following a credible lead, one Bello Amakwa, 30, of Birnin Kebbi was arrested in connection with the case.
“In the course of preliminary investigation, the suspect confessed to having stabbed the deceased with a knife on his neck as a result of a mere argument at about 2:30 a.m.”
He added that the murder weapon used in the crime had been recovered.
The state Commissioner of Police, CP Bello Sani, was quoted in the statement as warning against youth violence and vigilante justice.
“He directed the Divisional Police Officer to transfer the case to the State Criminal Investigation Department for a thorough investigation and prosecution,” Abubakar added.
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