On Tuesday, March 26, a 25-year-old man named Khalid was fatally stabbed after an argument with a friend in Magama-Gumau, Toro LGA, Bauchi State.
According to eyewitnesses, there was a violent altercation between a group of young guys, including the deceased, near the end of the Ramadan fast.
The men were claimed to have been headed towards a JIBWIS Mosque in town to break their fast when the violent fight broke out. The argument quickly into a fight. The deceased was caught off guard by the 25-year-old attacker, who allegedly pulled out a sharp item and stabbed him in the neck, while others fled, taken aback by the conduct.
Passersby hurried him to a private hospital in town, where he died before he could receive medical assistance.
Confirming the incident to newsmen, the spokesperson of the command, SP Ahmed Wakili, said: “Yesterday (Tuesday) 26th March 2024, at about 2000hrs, the Command received a report of culpable homicide from Gumau outstation about two people, Khalid Ibrahim, 25 years old and Usman Ibrahim, 18 years old all of Magama-Gumau town in Toro LGA of Bauchi State.
“The two of them engaged in a fight and as a result of which Usman Ibrahim used a sharp knife against Khalid Ibrahim causing a serious injury to his body. As soon as we received the report, the Command under the able leadership of the Commissioner of Police, Auwal Musa Mohammed gave directives to the DPO, Toro Division to move immediately to the scene.
“The victim was immediately evacuated and rushed to the General Hospital, Toro for medical attention as enshrined in the laws and as global best practices. However, on reaching the hospital, he was certified dead by a medical doctor. His corpse was released to his family for burial according to Islamic rites.”
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