Man arrested in Adamawa for allegedly stabbing neighbour to dying over meat

A person has been arrested in Adamawa State for allegedly stabbing a neighbour of his to dying over roasted meat.

The Adamawa State Police Command, which carried out the arrest, stated 28-year-old Ibrahim Augustine, of Mararaban Vimtim, Mubi North Local Government Area, stabbed 21-year-old Haggai Markus of the identical handle.

The command stated in a press release Thursday morning, “On 4th November, 2026 at about 2000hrs, the deceased reportedly had a misunderstanding with the suspect over roasted meat taken from a butcher’s table at Mararaban Vimtim.

“In the course of the misunderstanding, the suspect allegedly used a knife and stabbed the sufferer within the chest.”

The statement, signed by the command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Suleiman Nguroje, said the incident was reported to the police on the same date by the father of the deceased, Markus Gabo.

“Upon receipt of the report, operatives hooked up to Mubi North Division promptly visited the scene and located the lifeless physique of the sufferer in a pool of blood,” Nguroje stated, adding that one sharp knife was recovered as exhibit.

He said the suspect was apprehended and taken into custody while the corpse was evacuated to the Federal Medical Centre, Mubi.

“The suspect and the case diary can be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) for discreet investigation and prosecution,” Nguroje said, including that the state Commissioner of Police, CP Kabir Umar Hassan, condoles with the household of the deceased and assures the general public that justice can be served.