The police in Adamawa has arrested a 43-year-old man, Linus Dimas for allegedly killing a court clerk sent to summon him.
Disclosing this on Tuesday, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, Suleiman Nguroje, stated that its operatives arrested the suspect on Monday, December 18, when he allegedly killed the clerk who went to serve him with the court summons.
Nguroje disclosed that the crime was committed in Kugama Wuro Jibir, Mayo Belwa Local Government Area of the state, where the suspect resides.
According to the statement, “The suspect, on December 18, 2023, rejected court summons served on him by Yauba Usman, a staff of Nasarawo Jereng Area Court and stabbed him severally with a knife, thereby inflicting deep cuts on him.”
The police added that the court clerk was immediately rushed to the hospital, where he was confirmed dead.
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“The Commissioner of Police directs that the case be discreetly investigated,” the statement added.
Meanwhile, the Police Command in Jigawa State has arrested two suspects for allegedly harbouring a suspected kidnapper and armed robber in Gumel Local Government Area of the state.
The Spokesman of the Command, DSP Lawan Shiisu, confirmed the arrest in a statement in Dutse on Tuesday.
He said operatives of the Command arrested the suspects aged 40 and 30, at Tseme village in Gumel, on Dec. 13.
Shiisu said the duo allegedly harboured the suspected kidnapper and armed robber, who is now at large, adding that the fleeing suspect was on top of the Command’s wanted list.
He said preliminary investigation shows that one suspect used his motorcycle to shuttle the fleeing suspect whenever he came into the village.
According to him, the suspects will be charged in court upon the completion of an investigation while effort is being intensified to arrest the fleeing suspect.