A 21-year-old man, Usman Danladi, has been detained by the police in Nasarawa State for allegedly ch@pping off the wrist of one Jibrin Abdullahi, 25, during a fi#ht over a girl in Karu LGA of the state.
It was gathered that the suspect was arrested for attempted culpable hom#cide on Saturday, September 17, a day after he allegedly committed the hideous crime.
The command’s spokesperson, DSP Ramhan Nansel, in a statement on Sunday, September 18, 2022, said the suspect who confessed to the crime claimed that the victim had a$$aulted his girlfriend which led to a fi#ht.
“On September 16, 2022 at about 1600hrs, information was received that one Jibrin Abdullahi ‘M’ 25yrs of Kaduna State but a resident of Tudun Wada Area, Auta Balefi of Karu LGA, Nasarawa State was att@cked and his wrist, ch@pped off.
Upon receipt of the information, Police operatives attached to Goshen City Division led by CSP Eunice Ogbadu swiftly raced to the scene and rushed the victim to Federal Medical Centre, Keffi for treatment.
Consequently, intensive manhunt for the perpetrator of the dast@rdly act was instituted. The effort of the investigators paid off on 17/9/2022 when the prime suspect, one Usman Danladi ‘M’ 21yrs A.K.A m#rderer was arrested.
Upon interrogation, the suspect confessed to the commission of the crime but claimed, the victim earlier a$$aulted his girlfriend (Aisha) and when he confronted him, a fi#ht ensued; in the process, he att@cked the victim with a machete,” the statement read.
