Man fatally injures girl over roasted meat in Adamawa

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By Linda Ikeji
5 November 2026, 6:38 am

The Adamawa State Police Command has arrested one Ibrahim Augustine, 28 years, of Mararaban Vimtim, Mubi North Local Government Area, in reference to the dying of 1 Haggai Markus, 21 years, of the identical tackle.

According to the police, the deceased reportedly had a misunderstanding with the suspect on Wednesday, November 4, over roasted meat taken from a butcher’s desk at Mararaban Vimtim. In the course of the misunderstanding, the suspect allegedly used a knife and stabbed the sufferer within the chest.

The incident was reported to the Police at about 2045hrs on the identical date by the daddy of the deceased, one 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.

One sharp knife was recovered as exhibit, and the suspect was apprehended and brought into custody. Photographs of the scene have been taken. The corpse was evacuated to the Federal Medical Centre, Mubi, the place a medical physician confirmed the sufferer lifeless.

The command says the suspect and the case diary might be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) for discreet investigation and prosecution.