A 29-year-old man identified as Monday Ajasco has been arrested by the Police in Bauchi for allegedly stabbing his 30-year-old friend to death for refusing to buy him beer.
According to the Police Public Relations Officer of the command, Ahmed Walil, who confirmed the incident, it happened on November 17, 2022 at a beer parlour at Bagel Village of Dass LGA in Bauchi State.
The statement reads, “The command arrested one Monday Ajasco, male (29), of Kafin Tafawa Bauchi on the 17th of November, 2022, following information available at the Command’s disposal about his active involvement in a homicide case.
“A discreet investigation conducted by the detectives attached to the command revealed that on the November 16, 2022 at about 11.00pm, the suspect (Monday) went to a beer parlor at Bagel village of Dass LGA where he met Abdulrazak Ibrahim, male (30) who is now deceased, and others drinking beer at a beer parlor in Bagel village.
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“He (the suspect) asked the said Abdulrazak (deceased) to buy him a beer to drink. In response, the deceased refused to do so.”
Continuing, the PPRO said the development sparked a little altercation between them which displeased the suspect. He said they later decided to leave the beer parlor after a while, After a while, while the victim left before them.
“The deceased’s friend heard screaming from his friend from afar. On reaching the scene, he met his friend lying in a pool of his blood while the suspect was standing near the victim holding a sharp animal horn in his hand. He also threatened to stab the victim’s friend when he asked the suspect why he did so.
“Investigation into the incident also revealed that the suspect trailed and attacked the victim on his neck with a sharp object suspected to be an animal horn.
“As a result, he sustained a serious injury where he was swiftly rushed to the General Hospital Dass but was certified dead by the medical doctor,” he said.
He stated that the case would be charged to court for prosecution on completion of the investigation.