Ibrahim Ibrahim
The Jigawa State Police Command has arrested three suspects in connection with a 2019 case of criminal conspiracy and culpable homicide.
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This was contained in a statement issued by the command’s spokesperson, SP Lawan Shiisu Adam, and made available to newsmen.
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He said, those arrested include , Malam Adamu Aliyu, Malam Mukhtar Abdulmumin and Malam Nafiu Ibrahim from Hadejia, Auyo, and Miga Local Government Areas.
He explained, that the suspects were apprehended in Illela, Sokoto State, after an extensive investigation by detectives from the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) in Dutse.
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Shiisu said, the case dates back to July 2, 2019, when a 19-year-old victim, Ahmad Abdullahi of Fanisau Quarters, was reported missing by his brother, Tijjani Umar, at Hadejia ‘A’ Division.
According to police findings, “the suspects lured the deceased with a fraudulent promise of making spiritual money that would enable him to travel abroad for studies.
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They deceitfully collected the sum of N400,000 from him before luring him to a riverside in Hadejia, where they strangled him and threw his body into the water after he demanded a refund”.
“Following the crime, the suspects fled to the Niger Republic, where they remained until their recent arrest in Illela on February 8, 2025”
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SP. Shiisu said the suspects were subsequently transferred to Jigawa State for prosecution.
The police have since charged the suspects in court.