The Kano State Police Command has detained a 25-year-old man named Abba Ibrahim for reportedly using a knife to fatally stab 22-year-old Zaharadeen Iliyasi in the neck.
This was disclosed in a statement on Monday by SP Abdullahi Kiyawa, the command's spokesperson.
Upon learning of the incident, the state Commissioner of Police, Mohammed Gumel, instructed the blocking of all entry and exit points in the state to prevent the suspect from escaping.
According to the statement, a distress call on March 29, 2024 reported a conflict between two friends at Chiranci Dorayi Quarters Kano, resulting in 25-year-old Abba Garba Ibrahim, also known as ‘Dan ‘Kuda’, stabbing 22-year-old Zaharaddeen Iliyasu in the neck with a knife.
“As a result, Illiyasu fell in a pool of his blood.
Upon receiving the report, the Commissioner of Police, Kano State Command, CP Mohammed Gumel, ordered the immediate blockage of the state's entry and exit points to prevent escape and directed the deployment of police operatives to the scene.
Upon arrival at the scene, Zaharadeen Iliyasu was taken to the Murtala Mohammed Specialist Hospital, Kano where a medical doctor on duty pronounced him dead, while the suspect, Abba Garba Ibrahim, was apprehended while attempting to flee to the Niger Republic.
The situation was swiftly brought under control, and the suspect was transferred to the command’s Criminal Investigation Department, Homicide Section for discrete investigation.
Preliminary investigations revealed that the suspect confessed to carrying out the act under the influence of intoxicating drugs.
The Commissioner of Police assured residents of thorough investigation and prosecution while urging cooperation and support from the people of the state.
The suspect has been handed over to the command’s Homicide Section for a discreet investigation.